HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandas
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the Nandas were low-born
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the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
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Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Buddhist tradition states that Dhana Nanda insulted the Chanakya for his ugly appearance during an alms-giving ceremony at Pupphapura (Pushpapura), ordering him to be thrown out of the assembly. Chanakya then cursed the king, who ordered his arrest.
Detailed explanation-2: -The last Nanda ruler of Magadha who was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya was .
Detailed explanation-3: -Chanakya was the teacher of Chandragupta Maurya. He is credited with the setting up of the first pan-Indian empire. Chanakya, also called Kautilya or Vishnugupta played a key role in helping Chandragupta overthrow the powerful Nanda dynasty at Pataliputra, in the Magadha region.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mudra Rakshasa by Vishakha Datta is the book which gives an account of how Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of the Nandas with the help of Kautilya.