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Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya dynasty. He was born in 340BCE in Pataliputra. He married Durdhara, Helena Maurya and had a son Bindusara. He became a monk after abdicating his kingdom to his son Bindusara.He died in 297 BCE ,Shravebela Gola.

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Chandragupta Maurya with his counsellor Chanakya together have built one of the largest empires ever on the Indian Subcontinent. His empire extended from Bengal to central Afghanistan conquering most of the Indian subcontinent except for parts that are now Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Odisha.

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Chandragupta has fought many wars but the two most famous wars are the:
The War with Seleucus Nikator-
Between 305 and 303 BCE, he fought Seleucus Nikator, a Macedonian Greek general of Alexander, for control of eastern Afghanistan, Balochistan, and Makran.

The Overthrow of the Nandas:
Chandragupta Maurya overthrew Dhana Nanda to take over the reins of the Magadha Empire. Dhana Nanda was the contemporary of Alexander the Great who invaded India in 326 BCE. India's first subcontinental empire came after the establishment of the kingdom of Magadha.