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Samrat Chandragupta is a 1945 Indian historical film by Jayant Desai. [175] Samrat Chandragupt is a 1958 Indian historical fiction film by Babubhai Mistry, a remake of the 1945 film. It stars Bharat Bhushan in the titular role of the emperor. [176] The story of Chanakya and Chandragupta was made into a film in Telugu in 1977 titled Chanakya ...
Chandragupta was a son of the Gupta king Ghatotkacha, and a grandson of the dynasty's founder Gupta, both of whom are called Maharaja ("great king") in the Allahabad Pillar inscription. Chandragupta assumed the title Maharajadhiraja ("great king of kings") and issued gold coins, which suggests that he was the first imperial ruler of the dynasty ...
The dynasty was founded by Sri Gupta in late 3rd century CE, but Chandragupta I is credited as real founder of empire. The empire was lasted until 550 CE. The empire was lasted until 550 CE. The factors for the downfall of the empire were Hunnic invasions , dynastic dissensions, taxes, internal rebellions and decentralization.
The Buddhist texts state that Chandragupta belonged to the "Moriya" clan of the Shakyas, the tribe to which Gautama Buddha belonged. [26] The Jain texts state that Chandragupta was the son of an imperial superintendent of peacocks (mayura-poshaka). [26] Tamil Sangam literature also designate them as ' moriyar ' and mention them after the Nandas ...
Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE), according to the Buddhist text Mahabodhivamsa, was the last Nanda king of Magadha. Chandragupta Maurya raised an army that eventually conquered the Nanda capital Pataliputra and defeated him. This defeat marked the fall of the Nanda Empire and the birth of the Maurya Empire.
Chandragupta II (r.c. 375-415), also known by his title Vikramaditya, as well as Chandragupta Vikramaditya, was the Gupta emperor. Modern scholars generally identify him with King Chandra of the Delhi iron pillar inscription. Chandragupta II continued the expansionist policy of his father Samudragupta through military conquests and marital ...
Chandragupta then redirected his attention to the Indus River region, and by 317 BC, he conquered the remaining Greek satraps left by Alexander. Expecting a confrontation, Seleucus gathered his army and marched to the Indus. It is said that Chandragupta could have fielded a conscript army of 600,000 men and 9,000 war elephants. [20]
Chandragupta Maurya is said to have died on the hill of Chandragiri, which is located in Shravanabelagola, in 298 BCE after he became a Jain monk and assumed an ascetic life style. [ 2 ] Gommateshwara statue , Akkana Basadi , Chandragupta basadi , Chamundaraya Basadi , Parshvanath Basadi and inscriptions of Shravanabelagola group of monuments ...