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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Example Sentences

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 Maurya may have been born in the powerful kingdom of Magadha.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

After several years of fighting, however, Chandragupta defeated Seleucus.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

The Persian dominion did not long survive; and the march of Alexander the Great down the Indus paved the way for Chandragupta and the Maurya empire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various