Chandragupta

B. Chandragupta had taken over the

Nanda Empire with help from the
Himalayan king.

III. Personal attributes

A. Chandragupta was a fierce
leader that wanted conquest.
B. Chandragupta was a leader who
utilized war to control an empire.
C. Chandragupta was part of the
Jainism religion and then near the end
of his life, he became an ascetic.
IV. Contributions

I. Early years

A. Chandragupta contributed to the

modern world by shaping the national
identity of India.

A. Chandragupta was born in 340

B.C.E.

B. He freed the Indian people from

foreign domination.

B. Not much else is known but

Chandragupta had met Alexander the
Great around the territory of
Takshasila.

C. Chandragupta had saved his

empire from maladministration.

C. Chandragupta came from a

Kshatriya lineage.
II. Significant events
A. Chandragupta Maurya defeated
the Macedonian satrapies in the
northwest of the Indian subcontinent
in 317 B.C.E.

V. My impressions
A. I think that Chandragupta was a
harsh leader because he used only
conquest to unite his empire.
B. I think that he also really cares
about his people because he fasted to
death for the hungry people in his
empire.
C. I think that he was very
successful in uniting his empire
because he did control most of India