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How Chandragupta Maurya Defeated the Macedonian Successors — Fexingo History

How Chandragupta Maurya Defeated the Macedonian Successors — Fexingo History

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 In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the little-known story of how Chandragupta Maurya, a young Indian adventurer, rose from obscurity to topple the Macedonian satraps left by Alexander the Great. They discuss his meeting with Alexander in 326 BCE, his alliance with the powerful Chanakya (also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta), and the rebellion that ousted the Greek garrisons in the Indus Valley. The conversation covers the terms of the 303 BCE treaty with Seleucus I Nicator, which ceded vast territories including Arachosia, Gedrosia, and Paropamisadae to the Mauryan Empire in exchange for 500 war elephants. They also touch on how Chandragupta's empire became the largest in Indian history, stretching from the Hindu Kush to the Bay of Bengal. Listeners will learn about the Arthashastra, Chanakya's treatise on statecraft, and how the Mauryan military incorporated Persian and Greek technologies. This episode offers a fresh angle on the Greco-Persian world by showing how the easternmost Hellenistic settlements were absorbed into a rising Indian power.

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