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Chandragupta Maurya is one of the most remarkable emperors of the ancient India. Chandragupta was just a street lad playing on the roads. On the first sight, Chanakya decided that he would become a great warrior and empire builder and therefore picked him up from the streets to be reared into the knowledge of warfare, statecraft and economics. The achievements of Chandragupta under the auspices and guidance of Chanakya are noteworthy.
Before the arrival of Chandragupta on the Indian political scene, India was divided into several small kingdoms. The largest of them was the Nanda Empire spread on the Indo-Gangetic planes. Towards the end of his regime, Chandragupta had conquered all the small states on the subcontinent and had consolidated a huge empire spreading over the lengths and breadths of the nation. Chandragupta ruled for about 24 years from 322 BC to 298 BC and renounced the kingdom placing his son Bindusara on the throne and later on embracing ascetic life as a Jain monk.
The only regions that were not conquered by Chandragupta included the three Tamil Kingdoms of Chera, Chola and Pandiya and the Kalinga (present day Odisha). His empire was considered the largest in the Indian History as it extended from Bengal in the East to Baluchistan and Afghanistan in the west; from Kashmir in the north to the Deccan plateau in the south.
In addition to his achievements as an empire builder, Chanakya is also praised for his economic and political reforms that were precedented and set a decisive path for other kinds of new experiments to follow. Chandragupta established a very strong central administration pattern. His empire featured a highly efficient and well organized bureaucratic structure. The civil service of his times was the largest ever known in India before and after him.
The unified nature of his empire assured a steady growth of economy. Agriculture flourished and trade both internal as well as external was prosperous. Chandragupta Maurya made significant contributions to art and architecture by building some remarkable buildings. He too was greatly inspired by the architectural elements of the Achaemenid Empire and the Hellenistic world.
Chandragupta's reign was characterized by a series of religious reforms in India. There was also several social reforms unfolding. The two religions that were born in India namely Jainism and Buddhism found their golden period during his reign. In fact, he was strongly influenced by Jainism and became an ascetic towards the end of his life.
Some references in the Greek and Latin records address him as Sandrokottos and Androcottus. He gained so much popularity in the Hellenistic world by conquering Alexander the Great's easternmost satrapies. He also defeated one of Alexander's successors named Seleucus I Nicator in battle. Later, he married the daughter of Seleucus as a measure of establishing friendship with the Hellenistic Kingdoms.
After placing his son Bindusara on the throne of the Maurya Empire, Chandragupta joined the Jain Sangha and lived the life of an ascetic. He spent his last days fasting in the holy place called Shravanabelagola. Through his awesome achievements, he shines as one of the heroes of ancient India.