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Did Chandragupta Maurya fight Alexander the Great?
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday (November 14) said that Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Mauryan empire in the 4th century BC, had defeated Alexander of Macedon in battle — and yet, it is the latter whom historians have chosen to call “great”.
Who commanded the Mauryan army?
As a young prince, Ashoka ( r . 272–232 BCE) was a brilliant commander who crushed revolts in Ujjain and Takshashila. As monarch he was ambitious and aggressive, re-asserting the Empire’s superiority in southern and western India.
Is Chandragupta Maurya related to Alexander the Great?
Alexander a great greek king who wished to rule India. Seleucus also wished the same as his father Alexander and Seleucus tried to battle with chandragupta maruya and so chandragupta maruya married seleucus daughter helena by this way they are related . Did Alexander the Great and Chandragupta Maurya ever meet each other?
How did Chandragupta defeat the Macedonians?
When Alexander dies in 323 BC, Chandragupta seizes his chance and sets out to throw the Macedonians out and to successfully conquer the Punjab. The Macedonian successors were too busy and too late to realize that they had neglected India in their cutting up of Alexander’s empire at the Partition of Babylon.
How did Chandragupta conquer Afghanistan and Pakistan?
In 305BC, Chandragupta defeated Alexander’s General Seleucus Nicator and got the whole control of Afghanistan and Pakistan i.e, Northwest of India and attached it to the Mauryan empire. This was done by him merely in exchange of 500elephants including daughter of Seleucus Nicator(Helena). Chandragupta married Helena.
What were the achievements of Chandragupta Maurya?
Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta, under the tutelage of Chanakya, conquered the Nanda Empire and the eastern provinces of the Seleucid Empire, thus establishing the largest empire that would exist in the Indian subcontinent. Chandragupta’s life and accomplishments are described in ancient Hindu, Buddhist and Greek texts,…