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Chandragupta Maurya

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Chandragupta Maurya, who reigned circa 320 BCE to circa 298 BCE, was the founder and the first emperor of the Maurya Empire, based in Magadha, present-day Bihar, in the Indian subcontinent.

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Birth Year
340 BCE 1
Wikipedia's infobox gives his birth only as possibly circa 350-340 BCE, location unknown; this uses the latest year in that range, matching the atlas's convention for a stated range.
Death Year
297 BCE 1
Wikipedia's infobox gives his death only as after circa 297 BCE according to Jain tradition, an open lower bound rather than a settled year; this records the stated 297 BCE anchor as debated rather than omitting it.
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Ashoka, Historical Figures

Dynastic: Chandragupta Maurya was Ashoka's paternal grandfather and founder of the Maurya Empire.

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Maurya Empire, Polities
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1. Chandragupta Maurya (Wikipedia)
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was the founder and the first emperor of the Maurya Empire, based in Magadha
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1. Chandragupta Maurya (Wikipedia)
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possibly c. 350–340 BCE
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1. Chandragupta Maurya (Wikipedia)
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after c. 297 BCE
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Ashoka (Wikipedia)
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his grandfather was Chandragupta - the founder of the Empire
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Maurya Empire (Wikipedia)
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Founded by Chandragupta Maurya around c. 320 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE
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