Chandragupta (Sandrakottus) Mauriya (Vidudhaba) d. -298
| Lineage | Mauriya |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | Chandragupta (Sandrakottus) Mauriya |
| Other last names | Vidudhaba |
| Other given names | Sandrakottus (Greek), Suchandra (Tibetan) |
| Parents | |
| Wiki-page | wikipedia:Chandragupta_Maurya |
Events
birth: Shambhala, Dharmaraja of Shambhala
-340 birth: Magadha, Bihar
child birth: ♂ Samundra Gupta
marriage: ♀ Apama? of Macedonia
between -320 and -298 title: King of Maurya, Persian India
-320 child birth: ♂ Bindusara Mauriya (Amitraghatha) b. -320 d. -272
-298 death:
Notes
In contradiction with given sources
Plutarch reports that he met with Alexander the Great, probably around Takshasila in the northwest, and that he viewed the ruling Nanda Empire in a negative light Wikipedia:Chandragupta Maurya
In 321 BC, exiled general Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya dynasty after overthrowing the reigning Nanda king Dhana NandaRef needed !, with the aid of Persia to establish the Mauryan Empire.
His name is Indian version of AlexanderRef needed ! and he is referred to in Greek and Latin accountsRef needed ! as Sandrokyptos (Σανδρόκυπτος), Sandrokottos (Σανδρόκοττος) or Androcottus.
Foster son of Chanakya Kautilya (Vishnugupta) (b. -370 d. -283)
This king was the first king of ShambhalaRef needed !, whose timeline is often mistakenly placedRef needed ! centuries earlier during the lifetime of Siddhartha Buddah. This connection was establishedBy who? not by the conversion of Chandragupta by the Buddah, but rather by being the heir and recipient/guardian of the relics of the Buddah which he was to guard for posterity thereby becoming the first Dharmaraja of Shambhala.
According to the legends of the Indo ParthiansRef needed !, Chandragupta was the Mithridatic offspring of Alexander and Mura Maurija, a Visha Kanya (assassin) sent by her Grandfather Porus to poison Alexander. A Visha Kanya is a special type of assassinRef needed !, a maiden who is prepared from childhood through the constant ingestion of poison to become poisonous to humans through sexual contact. According to legendRef needed ! she is was sent by her grandfather to assassinate the conqueror and in some tales is the cause of the sudden demise of Alexander. While there may be some truth to this legend however the dates conflictRef needed !. It would seem that Alexander survived the assasination attempt and begat a childRef needed !, Chandragupta, who was born with an immunity to poisonRidiculous and was indeed addicted to it (he was required to regularly ingest low doses of the poison from early childhood because of this birth addiction).
