Founding of the Maurya Empire(322)

Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nandas to found India's first empire.

Founding of the Maurya Empire

What you need to know

Chandragupta overthrew the Nandas
Guided by Chanakya (Kautilya)
Birth of India's first empire

Participants

Chief strategist and mentor
Chanakya
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Chief strategist and mentor
50s at event
Chanakya
Statesman and philosopher who authored the Arthashastra.
Founder
Chandragupta Maurya
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Founder
10s at event
Chandragupta Maurya
Founder of the Maurya Empire and first unifier of India.

Theatres

Seat of the new empire
Pataliputra
Seat of the new empire
Pataliputra
Capital of Magadha and of the Maurya and Gupta empires, modern Patna.

Powers

Timelines

The Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire
India's first great empire, from Chandragupta to the fall of the Mauryas.

Facts at a glance

Start: 322 BCE
Tags: maurya, chandragupta, chanakya

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