Chandragupta Maurya And Kautilya
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EXAMIVERSE
Early Lives and Background
- Chandragupta Maurya: Reigned c. 322–298 BCE, overthrew the Nanda dynasty to unite northern India under Mauryan rule.
- Kautilya (Chanakya/Vishnugupta): Brahmin scholar from Taxila, dismissed from the Nanda court and later became Chandragupta’s strategist and chief minister.