This display of power convinced Chanakya that Chandragupta was the one worthy of being a king. Take the cows nearby, declaring that nobody would disobey his order. To test him, Chanakya asked him for a donation.
Chandragupta Maurya and the Nanda dynasty he replaced were of Shudra lineage.An Ashokan pillar discovered and excavated in Nandangarh, suggests that a peacock was the emblem of Maurya dynasty and likely linked to the dynastic lineage.He was born to a Shudra woman, alternatively in a peacock rearing family – a profession that is neither priestly nor warrior. Chandragupta was a student of Chanakya.Moriya (Sanskrit: Maurya, Mayura) comes from Mora, which in Pali means peacock. Some texts link him to the same family of Sakyas from which the Buddha came, adding that his epithet The Buddhist sources, written centuries later, claim that both Chandragupta and his grandson, the great patron of Buddhism called Ashoka, were of noble lineage.These sources state Chandragupta to be of non-princely and non-warrior ancestry, to be of a humble commoner birth. The Greek sources are the oldest recorded versions available, and mention his rise in 322/321 BCE after Alexander the Great ended his campaign in early 324 BCE.The Greek and Latin literature phonetically transcribes Chandragupta, referring to him with the names “Sandrokottos” or “Androcottus“. Chandragupta’s ancestry, birth year and family as well as early life are unclear.Who Is David Duke, Former Kkk Leader Banned By Twitter Paramvir Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal