Question

Answer all the questions given under caption.

Chandra Gupta Maurya.

1. How did Chandra Gupta Maurya begin the reign of the Mauryan dynasty?
2. What happened to Seleucus?
3. Which places surrendered to Chandragupta Maurya without any resistance?
4. What information do we get from Jaina tradition about Chandragupta Maurya?

Answer 1

1. Chandragupta was raising an army and looking for opportunities to establish a kingdom of his own. He and his allies marched to Pataliputra and defeated the Nanda king in 321 BCE. Thus began the reign of the Mauryan dynasty.
2. During Chandragupta’s reign, Seleucus was defeated when he crossed the Indus. Seleucus envoy, Megasthanes remained in India.
3. The area comprising present-day Afghanistan, Baluchistan, and Makran surrendered without any resistance.
4. According to Jaina tradition, Chandragupta, towards the end of his life, who had now become an ardent follower of Jainism, abdicated the throne in favor of his son Bindusara.