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Question
How did Chandragupta Maurya establish the Mauryan dynasty?
Solution
Chandragupta’s empire extended from Kabul and Kandahar in theNorth WesttoMysore in the South, and from Saurashtra in the west to Bengal in the east. With the cooperation of Kautilya or Chanakya, he became successful to conquer over Nandas and annexed Magadha and made Pataliputra (Patna), his capital in 321 BC. After regular fighting against Greek ruler, Alexander, he occupied Punjab in 322 BC. Again in 306 BC he defeated Seleucus and occupied Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, and Baluchistan, etc. He again extended the empire to the South.
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