![]() ![]() Subordinating his courage to Kautilya’s unscrupulous wisdom, Chandragupta soon made his government the most powerful then existing in the world. Then he advanced upon Pataliputra,I capital of the Magadha kingdom, fomented a revolution, seized the throne, and established that Mauryan Dynasty which was to rule Hindustan and Afghanistan for one hundred and thirty-seven years. Helped by his subtle Machiavellian adviser, Kautilya Chanakya, the youth organized a small army, overcame the Macedonian garrisons, and declared India free. Chandragupta was a young Kshatriya noble exiled from Magadha by the ruling Nanda family, to which he was related. He was one of the most romantic figures in Indian history, a lesser warrior but a greater ruler than Alexander.Chandragupta Maurya (reign: 321–298 BCE) was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India.
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