Samrat Chandragupta Maurya

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Samrat_Chandragupta_Maurya
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
founder
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Jain_monk_Bhadrabahu
gptkb:Chanakya
gptkb:Seleucus_I_Nicator
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Patliputra
gptkbp:birthYear c. 340 BCE
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Pataliputra
gptkbp:child gptkb:Bindusara
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Festivals
Statues
Temples
gptkbp:countryRuled gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Shravanabelagola
gptkbp:deathYear c. 297 BCE
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:television_series
Sanskrit literature
Historical novels
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Maurya_dynasty
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Arthashastra
gptkb:Mudrarakshasa
Greek accounts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samrat Chandragupta Maurya
gptkbp:knownFor Unification of India
Adopting Jainism
Founding Maurya Empire
gptkbp:laterReligion gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:legacy First emperor to unify most of India
Established centralized administration
Inspired later Indian rulers
gptkbp:notableEvent Defeated Seleucus I Nicator
Overthrew Nanda dynasty
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:monarchy
ruler
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Dhana_Nanda
gptkbp:regionRuled Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:reignEnd c. 297 BCE
gptkbp:reignStart c. 321 BCE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Helena
gptkb:Durdhara
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bindusara
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Chanakya
gptkbp:title Dharmapala
Samrat
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Seleucus_I_Nicator
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ભારતના_સમ્રાટ
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6