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The Seleucid–Mauryan War was a confrontation between the Seleucid and Mauryan empires that took place somewhere between 305 and 303 BCE, [2] when Seleucus I Nicator of the Seleucid Empire crossed the Indus river into the former Indian satrapies of the Macedonian Empire, which had been conquered by Emperor Chandragupta Maurya of the Maurya Empire.
The Seleucid Empire (/ s ... conflict with the Indian ruler Chandragupta of the Maurya Empire in 305 BC led to the cession of vast territory west of the Indus and a ...
Chandragupta annexed the Greek satraps, while also gaining the daughter of Seleucus in marriage. [5] In exchange Basileus Seleucus received 500 prized war elephant from the Indian Emperor, an asset which was used to decisively win the Battle of Ipsus. [4] Seleucid territories acquires by Chandragupta [a] Seleucus also sent an ambassador named ...
Based on these, Chandragupta's empire was extensive, [1] [4] [5] here conceptualized at c. 303 BCE as a network of core areas and trade- and communication-networks. [a] [b] Traditional representation of extent of Chandragupta Maurya's empire c. 303 BCE, as a solid mass of territory. [c] [b] Some maps include all of Gedrosia, e.g., south-east Iran.
Seleucus I Nicator (/ s ɪ ˈ l uː k ə s /; [4] Greek: Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ, Séleukos Nikátōr, [b] "Seleucus the Victorious"; c. 358 BC – 281 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, officer and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the eponymous Seleucid Empire, led by the Seleucid dynasty.
The Seleucid dynasty or the Seleucidae (/ s ɪ ˈ l uː s ɪ ˌ d iː /; Greek: Σελευκίδαι, Seleukídai, "descendants of Seleucus") was a Macedonian Greek royal family, which ruled the Seleucid Empire based in West Asia during the Hellenistic period.
Maurya dynasty: Deccan states Victory: Chandragupta's reign extended over most of the subcontinent. [8] Seleucid–Mauryan War (305–303 BCE) Maurya dynasty: Seleucid Empire: Victory: Treaty of the Indus; Seleucid Empire's eastern satrapies such as Aria, Arachosia, Gedrosia and Paropamisadae ceded to the Maurya Empire. [9] First Takshashila Revolt
Chanakya later became Chandragupta's prime minister. [17] Chandragupta eventually expanded his empire to southern India and warred with the Seleucid Empire over control over all of north western India and parts of Persia. [22] [23] The Maurya Empire eventually became the most extensive empire in India with area of 5,000,000 km 2. [15]