What do you know about the King Chandragupta Maurya?
HistoryClass 6AllAnswered 5 Apr 2026
Answer
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Mauryan empire, which Ashoka ruled.
- His court was adorned by wise men like Kautilya and ambassadors like Megasthenes.
- Many of Chanakya’s ideas were written down in a book called the Arthashastra.
- Megasthenes was sent to the court of Chandragupta by the Greek ruler of West Asia named Seleucus Nicator. He has given a lot of information regarding the King and the capital city of Pataliputra.
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