![]() ![]() Chandragupta's reign, and the Maurya Empire, set an era of economic prosperity, reforms, infrastructure expansions, and tolerance. Contemporary Greek evidence states that Chandragupta did not give up performing the rites of sacrificing animals associated with Vedic Brahminism, an ancient form of Hinduism he delighted in hunting and otherwise leading a life remote from the Jain practice of Ahimsa or nonviolence towards living beings. Instead of prolonging the war, both parties settled on a marriage treaty between Chandragupta and Seleucus I Nicator's daughter Helena.Ĭhandragupta's empire extended throughout most of the Indian subcontinent, spanning from modern day Bengal to Afghanistan across North India as well as making inroads into Central and South India. After two years of war, Chandragupta was considered to have gained the upper hand in the conflict and annexed satrapies up to the Hindu Kush. ![]() Afterwards, Chandragupta expanded and secured his western border, where he was confronted by Seleucus I Nicator in the Seleucid–Mauryan war. He set out to conquer the Nanda Empire centered in Pataliputra, Magadha. ![]() Chandragupta defeated and conquered both the Nanda Empire and the Greek satraps that were appointed or formed from Alexander's Empire in South Asia. Prior to his consolidation of power, Alexander the Great had invaded the North-West Indian subcontinent before abandoning his campaign in 324 BCE due to a mutiny caused by the prospect of facing another large empire, presumably the Nanda Empire. Chandragupta, under the tutelage of Chanakya, created a new empire based on the principles of statecraft, built a large army, and continued expanding the boundaries of his empire until ultimately renouncing it for an ascetic life in his final years. ![]() Ĭhandragupta Maurya was an important figure in the history of India, who laid the foundations of the first state that united most of India. The Mauryan empire was a loose-knit one with large autonomous regions within its limits. The nature of the political formation that existed in Chandragupta's time is not certain. The Magadhan kingdom under the Mauryas expanded to become an empire that reached its peak under the reign of his grandson, Asoka, from 268 BCE to 231 BCE. He extensively expanded the Kingdom of Magadha and founded the Maurya dynasty. Chandragupta Maurya (350-295 BCE) was the first emperor of the Mauryan Empire in Ancient India. ![]()
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