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Chandragupta Maurya [d] (reigned c. 320 – c. 298 BCE) [e] was the founder of the Maurya Empire and dynasty, based in Magadha (present-day Bihar). His rise to power began after the death of Alexander in 323 BCE, when at ca. 317 BCE [ f ] he raised an army to resist the Greeks following a period of unrest and local warfare, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ...
While according to Greek traveller Megasthenes, Chandragupta Maurya sponsored Brahmanical rituals and sacrifices, [121] [122] [123] according to a Jain text from the 12th century, Chandragupta Maurya followed Jainism after retiring, when he renounced his throne and material possessions to join a wandering group of Jain monks and in his last ...
During the Nanda Empire rule, Avanti became the Avantirāṭṭha [15] or the western province of the empire, with its capital at Ujjayini. [16] The Junagarh Rock inscription of Rudradaman I (150 CE) mentions Pushyagupta as the governor of the western province during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya . [ 17 ]
Gandhara (IAST: Gandhāra) was an ancient Indo-Aryan [1] civilization centred in present-day north-west Pakistan and north-east Afghanistan. [2] [3] [4] The core of the region of Gandhara was the Peshawar and Swat valleys extending as far east as the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, though the cultural influence of Greater Gandhara extended westwards into the Kabul valley in Afghanistan, and ...
Archaeological remains of the Mauryan period (322–185 BCE) have been discovered here, [2] this include the ruins of a hypostyle 80-pillared hall [3] [4] The excavation finding here dates back to 600 BCE, [5] and marks the ancient capital of Ajātasattu, Chandragupta and Ashoka, and collectively the relics range from four continuous periods ...
The Maurya Empire (c. 322–185 BCE) was an ancient Indian empire. The empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE and lasted until 185 BCE. The Mauryan Empire was the first pan-Indian empire. At its height, the empire covered most of the Indian subcontinent. [3]
Taxila had great influence on Hindu culture and the Sanskrit language. It is perhaps best known for its association with Chanakya, also known as Kautilya, the strategist who guided Chandragupta Maurya and assisted in the founding of the Mauryan empire. The Ayurvedic healer Charaka also studied at Taxila. [68]
The recorded history surrounding the hill started in 300 BC when last Shruthakevali Bhadrabahu and Chandragupta Maurya visited the place in order to attain kaivalya (beatitude). [1] The small hill derives its name of Chandra because Chandragupta was the first of the rishis who lived and performed penance there.