![]() ![]() When king Nanda extended his conquests, the Moriyas too must fiave shared the fate of other clans and monarchies. BiographyĪccording to the Mahavansautika, the Moriyas were a branch of the Sakyas and were so called because, when driven by the attack of the Kosalan prince Virudhaka, they left their original home and settled in a place which abounded in mayura or peacocks. Chandragupta Maurya defeated Seleucus I Nicator - the Greek, who couldn't invade India due to strong resistance from the natives. ![]() His teacher, Arya Chanakya guided Chandragupta throughout his life. Chandragupta studied at Takshashila University - the most renowned University of that time. India's boundaries reached till Iran during Chandragupta's reign. One of the greatest emperors of India - Chandragupta Maurya, uprooted the despotic rule of Dhana Nanda from royal stone and created the vast empire spanning almost all of the Undivided India (Akhand Bharat). ![]()
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