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2. Give an account of Chandragupta's personality and major achievements.
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Answer 1

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2. Give an account of Chandragupta's personality and major achievements.

Answer 2

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Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India.  He lived from around 340 B.C. to around 297 B.C. He was taught and counselled by the philosopher Chanakya, who had great influence in the formation of his empire. Together, Chandragupta and Chanakya built one of the largest empires on the Indian subcontinent. According to Jain sources, he later renounced his empire and became a Jain monk. He spent his last days practicing sallekhana, a Jainist form of suicide by fasting. The dynasty he founded ruled until 185 B.C. and produced one of the most revered rulers in India's history, Ashoka the Great. Chandragupta's life and accomplishments are described in ancient Greek, Hindu, Buddhist and Jain texts, but they vary significantly. In Ancient Greek and Latin accounts, Chandragupta is referred as Sandrokottos or Androcottus.