INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

CHANDRAGUPTA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who among the following classical writers said that Chandragupta Maurya overran the whole of India with an army of six lac soldiers?
A
Pliny
B
Ptolemy
C
Plutarch
D
Herodotus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Chandragupta Maurya, also known to the Greeks as Sandrakottos or Sandrokottos, was the founder and the first ruler of the Maurya Dynasty and is credited with establishing the first pan-Indian empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta Maurya has been called Sandrokottos by Strabo, Sandrakottos by Pliny, Androkottos by Plutarch and Sandrocottus by Justin. Chandragupta Maurya (reign: 321–297 BCE) was the first emperor of ancient India and the founder of the Maurya Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Greek sources mention Chandragupta Maurya as Sandrocottus and Androcottus. 4. The Buddhist sources regard him as a Kshatriya of the Maurya clan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chandragupta Maurya defeated Dhana Nanda, the last ruler of the Nanda Dynasty. Chandragupta Maurya established Mauryan emipre in the Magadha Kingdom.

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