Samrat Chandragupta Maurya – The greatest ruler in Bharat varsha ( Hindustani & Indian) history !
Samrat Chandragupta Maurya – The greatest ruler in Bharat Varsha ( Hindustani & Indian history Bharat ( Hindustan & India) unified as a single entity for the first time under the rule of the great emperor Chandragupta Maurya (340 BC – 298 BC). Before his rule most of the oksouth Asia was divided into small states whereas Gangetic Plains were ruled by the Nanda Dynasty. Chandragupta Maurya by conquering most of the Indian subcontinent gave political unity to India and laid the foundation of Mauryan Empire. Though very less information about Chandragupta Maurya’s early days is available but it is assumed that he was born around 340 BCE to a mother named Mura. It is also believed that word Maurya came from his mother’s name. He ruled for 24 years as described in Puranas (historical Sanskrit work). He was then succeeded by his son Bindusara who ruled for 25 years. Bindusara was then succeeded by Asoka in 274 B.C. Information about his ancestry is also ambiguous. As...