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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of northern India (322?–298) and founder of a dynasty of Hindu kings of India that ruled until c. 185 BC.
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Twenty years after Alexander had fought so hard to gain control over the area, Seleucus met Chandragupta and ceded sovereignty of his Indian possessions up to the Hindu Kush in exchange for five hundred war elephants to use against his enemies in the west.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The great Buddhist king and grandson of Chandragupta, Ashoka, expanded the Mauryan empire over much of the subcontinent and set up inscriptions in Greek proclaiming his power.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Twenty years after Alexander had fought so hard to gain control over the area, Seleucus met Chandragupta and ceded sovereignty of his Indian possessions up to the Hindu Kush in exchange for five hundred war elephants to use against his enemies in the west.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The great Buddhist king and grandson of Chandragupta, Ashoka, expanded the Mauryan empire over much of the subcontinent and set up inscriptions in Greek proclaiming his power.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Twenty years after Alexander had fought so hard to gain control over the area, Seleucus met Chandragupta and ceded sovereignty of his Indian possessions up to the Hindu Kush in exchange for five hundred war elephants to use against his enemies in the west.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The great Buddhist king and grandson of Chandragupta, Ashoka, expanded the Mauryan empire over much of the subcontinent and set up inscriptions in Greek proclaiming his power.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Arthasastra, which was composed in the reign of Chandragupta Maurya (late fourth century BCE), reads, My teacher says that, of the land-routes that which leads to the Himalayas is better than that which leads to the South.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Chandragupta got an opportunity and declared his willingness to marry Chitra.
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He planned the marriage of Chandragupta with Helen.
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It is also claimed that later on Chandragupta married Chitra.
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