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

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

Seleucus himself gave his Indian territory back to an Indian king, Chandragupta, in 310 BCE in return for some elephants.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

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

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

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

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Pataliputra became the capital of India under Chandragupta Maurya, who, soldier of fortune and usurper that he was, transformed the small kingdom of Magadha into a mighty empire.

From India, Old and New by Sir Valentine Chirol