Conquest of the Nanda Empire
Conquest under Chandragupta Maurya in the late 4th century BCE / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The conquest of the Nanda Empire[5] was a war fought in ancient India in the late 4th century BCE (between c. 323 to 321 BCE) between the Nanda Emperor Dhana Nanda and by a force under Chandragupta Maurya led to the establishment of the Maurya Empire.[6] Little is known from historical sources for certain dating about the conflict.
Conquest of the Nanda Empire | |||||||||
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Extend of Nanda Empire around the time of the war. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Nanda Empire |
House of Maurya | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Dhana Nanda Bhaddasala [2] | Chandragupta Maurya | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
200,000 infantry 80,000 cavalry 8,000 chariots 6,000 war elephants[3] | Around 600,000 troops [4] |
Chandragupta's ancestry is unknown. The knowledge of statecraft and warfare was taught to Chandragupta by his teacher Chanakya, who is referred to as Kautilya. Kautilya's Arthasastra was a science of politics intended to teach a wise king how to govern.[7] According to a legend written centuries after the death of Chandragupta, Chanakya taught the young emperor a wide-ranging discussions on war and diplomacy. Chanakya's work included; his wish to have his emperor become a world conqueror, his analysis of which kingdoms are natural allies and which are inevitable enemies, his willingness to make treaties he knew he would break and retain, his doctrine of silent war or a war of assassination against an unsuspecting king, his approval of secret agents who killed enemy leaders and sowed discord among them, his views of men and women as weapons of war, his use of religion and superstition to bolster his troops and demoralize enemy soldiers, the spread of disinformation, and his humane treatment of conquered soldiers and subjects.[8][9]