Chandragupta
[ chuhn-druh-goop-tuh ]
/ ˌtʃʌn drəˈgʊp tə /
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noun
Chandragupta Maurya, died 286? b.c., king of northern India 322?–298 b.c.: founder of the Maurya empire.
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Greek Sandrakottos or Sandrocottus.
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Chandragupta
/ (ˌtʃʌndrəˈɡʊptə) /
noun
Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc, ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)
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