What do you know about the King Chandragupta Maurya?

Answer: Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Mauryan empire, which Ashoka ruled.

1. His court was adorned by wise men like Kautilya and ambassadors like Megasthenes.
2. Many of Chanakya’s ideas were written down in a book called the Arthashastra.
3. 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.