How did Chandragupta Maurya overthrow the Nanda Dynasty?
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Answer:
According to the Buddhist text Mahabodhivamsa, Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE) was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty. He was the youngest of the eight brothers of the dynasty's founder Ugrasena. Chanakya, a Brahmin who was insulted by him, vowed to overthrow him, and raised an army that invaded the Nanda capital Pataliputra and killed him. Chanakya then installed his own protege Chandragupta Maurya on the throne.
Dhana Nanda
Possible extent of Dhana Nanda's empire
Dhana Nanda's empire
Last Nanda Emperor
Reign
c. 329 – c. 321BCE[citation needed]
Predecessor
Kaivarta
Successor
Empire abolished
(Chandragupta Maurya as Mauryan emperor)
Died
c. 321 BC
Issue
Pabbata
Dynasty
Nanda
The Jain tradition presents a similar legend about the last Nanda emperor, although it simply calls the emperor "Nanda", and states that the emperor was allowed to leave his capital alive after being defeated. The Puranas give a different account, describing the last Nanda emperor as one of eight sons of the dynasty's founder, whom they call Mahapadma. The Greco-Roman accounts name Alexander's contemporary ruler in India as Agrammes or Xandrames, whom modern historians identify as the last Nanda emperor. According to these accounts, Alexander's soldiers mutinied when faced with the prospect of a war with this emperor's powerful army.:
Answer:
ladai kar kar
Explanation:
initially chandragupt's father was the ruler but the nanda his barber cheated him and killed him.
so became the ruler as he had support from a mole in the royal family.
chandragupt was able to escape and gained shelter under the great chanakya.
chanakya gave him education and tempted him to get his rightful throne back.
so chandragupt attacked the nanda dynasty and defeated them and became the ruler.
as a result he got married to the daughter of his enemy whos name was chandra nandini
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