322 BCE

The Rise of Chandragupta

Historical Significance

Marked the beginning of the first pan-Indian empire and centralized governance.

With the strategic brilliance of his mentor Chanakya, Chandragupta Maurya assembled an army and overthrew the Nanda dynasty, establishing the Mauryan Empire with its capital at Pataliputra (modern-day Patna). He later defeated the generals of Alexander the Great, reclaiming northwestern territories.
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