Chandragupta

American  

[chuhn-druh-goop-tuh] / ˌtʃʌn drəˈgʊp tə /

noun

1. Chandragupta Maurya, died 286? b.c., king of northern India 322?–298 b.c.: founder of the Maurya empire.

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Chandragupta British  

/ ˌtʃʌndrəˈɡʊptə /

noun

1. Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 _bc , ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)

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Chandragupta

After the collapse of the Mauryan Empire, a new empire was established by Chandragupta of the Gupta dynasty, and Indian art and culture flourished.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

In the wake of Alexander came the first centralized Indian state, the Maurya Empire, their founder known as Sandrocottus to the Greeks, Chandragupta Maurya to the Indians.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2020

Chandragupta gathered an army, killed the unpopular Nanda king, and in about 321 B.C. claimed the throne.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Chandragupta moved northwest, seizing all the land from Magadha to the Indus.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Strange to say, however, his fame has never been so popular as that of his son, Chandragupta II.,

From India, Old and New by Chirol, Valentine, Sir