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 began to battle Seleucus I, one of Alexander the Great’s generals.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

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

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Chandragupta also called Vrishala and Maurya is identical with Sandrakottus represented by the Greek writers as the most powerful Raja in India at the time of Alexander the Great's death.

From Tales from the Hindu Dramatists by Zemin, J. S.