The Mauryan Empire was formed by Chandragupta Maurya, who ruled from 350-295 BCE.
Born in Pataliputra, he was a ruler who maintained an extensive empire.
Chandragupta seized the territories of the Northwest region after Alexander left the conquest of India.
He also defeated the Magadha Empire ruled by Dhana Nanda.
Chandragupta tried for territorial expansion and integration in India and succeeded except in a few places like Kalinga and Southern India.
Kautilya was the minister and advisor to Chandragupta Maurya. He was also known as “Chanakya”. His book, Arthashastra gave a detailed account of the Mauryan administrative system.
Chandragupta had maintained a large army and made several conquests to South India.
His court was resided by a number of Greek historians, the prominent one being the Megasthenes. His notable work,Indica,gives a detailed description of India and the Indian people.
He also seized a large part of Eastern Persia including Afghanistan and Baluchistan from Seleucus Nicator, which finally ended with a peace treaty.
He was succeeded by his son, Bindusara.
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