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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.


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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The Mauryan Empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE and lasted until around 185 BCE.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

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

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

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