![]() Victorious commanders subordinated janapadas under an imperial authority whose main work was to maintain its military strength. Having conquered local competitors, the armies of Magadha expanded west. Magadha lay further east on the outer fringe of Aryan culture, and it was here in the east that Buddha Gautama had composed a spiritual and ethical path that diverged from Aryan Brahmanism. ![]() Agro-pastoral warrior lineages controlling various janapadas had diverse cultural identities, but later Vedic sources indicate that some had embraced Aryan culture as far east as Prayaga (Allahabad). In doing so, he had crossed a cultural divide. From the obscure Moriya clan, Chandragupta may have owned some land around Magadha before he led Magadha armies to conquer janapadas as far west as Punjab and Sind. Much of what is known about his youth is gathered from later classical Sanskrit literature, as well as classical Greek and Latin sources which refer to Chandragupta by the names ‘Sandracottos’ or ‘Andracottus’.Ĭhandragupta Maurya was born into this changing ancient land, near Pataliputra, where, in the sixth century BCE, Magadha rulers had raised armies to conquer widely and create the first large state in the region. It is also possible that Chandragupta was of the Maurya tribe of Kshatriyas. According to other sources, Chandragupta Maurya was the son of a Nanda prince and a dasi called Mura. Having been brought up by peacock tamers, he could be of low caste birth. Chandragupta Maurya’s origins were shrouded in mystery. This broad framework of the administrative organization was adopted by many succeeding dynasties. He was assisted by his political adviser, KAUTALYA, who also set out the rules for the administration of the country. He established the first territorial empire in ancient India, covering most of the Indian sub-continent. In this way, Chandragupta united northern India under one ruler for the first time in history. His troops conquered one northern Indian kingdom after another and claimed lands that stretched as far as west as Afghanistan. (No it's not a copy,it's original from Chandragupta historic texts and the writer of the show) For the dismal Indian youth searching for inspiration in movies and Manga, this is a must watch.Chandragupta was the founder of the Maurya dynasty, which ruled ancient India for about 140 years. However the show soon recovers, bringing in brilliant diplomacy tactics, espionage and so on. Shoddy graphics, stretched episodes, a side love story distracting our mighty-to-be -king ruin the fun. Beyond these, usual tendencies of Indian television intrude a bit. Performances of lead actors(especially Manish Badhwaa as Chanakya) including the kid Chandragupta are fantastic! Out of the 105 episodes, the first 50 are impeccable. Chandragupta maurya serial facebook tv#The early texts on one of the greatest Indian kings Chandragupta Maurya (1st) and his mentor Chanakya transcend into a highly inspiring, thrilling and deeply moving TV series. Blown away in each and every episode by the music, the dialogs, the action, the intensity and the wisdom of Chanakya. There is so much more to life than that,Indians! Few times does it happen that a guy like me puts away his 'Peaceful Warrior','Batman Begins' and other movies to catch a show on Indian television. ![]() And for the umpteenth time, these people want you to keep believing that the grandest and most important occupation for all noble people in the country is to keep crying and shouting over spilled tea, property disputes,lost love and so on. A story is stretched until the grand daughter of the protagonist does not reclaim her honor and love. The youth are bombarded with daily soaps with women planning,plotting and scheming to snatch something away in a large business house.
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