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Chandragupta

[ chuhn-druh-goop-tuh ]

noun

  1. Chandragupta Maurya, died 286? b.c., king of northern India 322?–298 b.c.: founder of the Maurya empire.


Chandragupta

/ ˌtʃʌndrəˈɡʊptə /

noun

  1. Chandragupta?297 bcMIndianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc , ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Seleucus, after a war with Chandragupta, determined to ally himself with the new power in India rather than to oppose it.

About six years later Chandragupta died, leaving his empire to his son Bindusura.

In the game of the boys, Chandragupta shows the vocation for which he is intended.

Dhanananda was slain; and Chandragupta ascended the throne of Magadha.

Chandragupta was defeated, and compelled to fly with Chanakya into the wilderness.

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