Historical Figure

Chandragupta Maurya

Founder of the Maurya Empire (340–295 BCE)

About Chandragupta Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya was the founder and the first emperor of the Maurya Empire, based in Magadha in the Indian subcontinent.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Empire322 BCE – 185 BCE

Maurya Empire

The first empire to unite most of the Indian subcontinent, founded by Chandragupta Maurya with the counsel of Chanakya (Kautilya), and reaching its greatest extent and moral influence under Emperor Ashoka, who embraced Buddhism after the devastating Kalinga War.