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Author: Adity Kay Publisher: Hachette India ISBN: 9350095955 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 408
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Becoming an emperor is not easy, especially when there are enemies everywhere and no one you can trust. India, third century BCE. A land ruled by powerful dynasties, each fighting for supremacy over the other, unaware that a conqueror from Greece has arrived at the country’s doorstep in a bid to establish his dominion over the entire known world. In the east, the Magadhan empire is ruled by the Nandas, a clan driven by a limitless hunger for power and given to violence and abuse. From the embers of their lust and avarice a boy is born – a boy named Moriya, raised by a tribe of peacock-tamers and oblivious of the legacy that is rightfully his...until the day he is sought out by Chanakya, a wily political strategist looking for vengeance against the ruthless rulers of Magadha. Under the training and tutelage of his shrewd adviser, the tentative young man, now christened Chandragupta, makes his way across the vast plains of Bharatvarsha to meet the famed invader Alexander and build an army of his own. But being a warrior prince, he finds, comes at a heavy price – of trust and loyalty and perhaps even his life... This is the story of a youth who must battle supreme odds – both within and without – to fulfil his destiny as one of the greatest emperors the world has ever known. This is the story of Chandragupta Maurya.
Author: Adity Kay Publisher: Hachette India ISBN: 9350095955 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 408
Book Description
Becoming an emperor is not easy, especially when there are enemies everywhere and no one you can trust. India, third century BCE. A land ruled by powerful dynasties, each fighting for supremacy over the other, unaware that a conqueror from Greece has arrived at the country’s doorstep in a bid to establish his dominion over the entire known world. In the east, the Magadhan empire is ruled by the Nandas, a clan driven by a limitless hunger for power and given to violence and abuse. From the embers of their lust and avarice a boy is born – a boy named Moriya, raised by a tribe of peacock-tamers and oblivious of the legacy that is rightfully his...until the day he is sought out by Chanakya, a wily political strategist looking for vengeance against the ruthless rulers of Magadha. Under the training and tutelage of his shrewd adviser, the tentative young man, now christened Chandragupta, makes his way across the vast plains of Bharatvarsha to meet the famed invader Alexander and build an army of his own. But being a warrior prince, he finds, comes at a heavy price – of trust and loyalty and perhaps even his life... This is the story of a youth who must battle supreme odds – both within and without – to fulfil his destiny as one of the greatest emperors the world has ever known. This is the story of Chandragupta Maurya.
Author: Radhakumud Mookerji Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass ISBN: 8120804333 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 281
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This is a comprehensive work dealing with the life and times of India's first historical emperor, and a picture of the civilization of India in the early period of the fourth century BC. The author while enlightening on the origin and early life, conquests and chronology, administration, ideals, divisions, presents the reader in the court of the first historical emperor of India, duly attended by his popular ministers and officers and acquaints the student with the rules of service and administrative departments. Land system and rural administration are surveyed along with the municipal administration of the times. Justice personified in the King appears before us along with the huge divisions of the army to maintain it. Social and economic conditions have been so elaborately discussed as to cause surprise and curiosity. As a matter of fact, the author takes the reader back to the golden times as if by magic. To render the matter easily accessible to the reader an Index of subjects, an Index of Technical Terms, three Appendices and a plate of typical Mauryan coins, have also been added. This work is meant to fill up a gap in the knowledge of Ancient India.
Author: Sumit Kumar Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan ISBN: 9351861244 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 12
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In the first centur y before Christ; the Saka kings were prominent in western India. They were brave warriors. Their growing supremacy was checked by the Gupta King; Chandragupta Vikramaditya. At the same time ; he had protected the nation against the foreign in vasions. Therefore; he is also known as ‘Sakari’ (the enemy of Sakas). It was due to this significant work that he assumed the title of ‘Vikramaditya’. He is also known as Chandragupta II.
Author: Kau?alya Publisher: Jaico Publishing House ISBN: 8184950292 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 206
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Kautilya, also known as Chanakya, is India s most illustrious political economist of all time. He regarded economic activity as the driving force behind the functioning of any political dispensation. In fact, he went to the extent of saying that revenue should take priority over the army because sustaining the army was possible out of a well-managed revenue system.Kautilya advocated limiting the taxation power of the State, having low rates of taxation, maintaining a gradual increase in taxation and most importantly devising a tax structure that ensured compliance. He strongly encouraged foreign trade, basing it on the premise that for a successful trade contract to be established, it had to be beneficial to all. He emphasised State control and investment in land, water and mining. Kautilya was a true statesman who bridged the gap between experience and vision. For Kautilya, good governance was paramount. He suggested built-in checks and balances in systems and procedures for the containment of malpractices. Many postulates of Kautilya s philosophy of political economy are applicable to contemporary times.
Author: Purushottam Lal Bhargava Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781021194169 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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In this fascinating history of one of India's most important rulers, Purushottam Lal Bhargava provides a detailed account of the rise of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan Empire. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of the political and social context, Bhargava provides valuable insights into the life and times of this legendary figure. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of India. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: John Bankston Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 1612283551 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 52
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The Maurya Empire stretched from Afghanistan to the southern tip of India. The first emperor, Chandragupta Maurya, grew up in a village of peacock farmers. His grandson Ashoka would renounce war and strive for peace. Indians still call him Ashoka the Great and regard him as one of history’s finest rulers. The Maurya Empire was ruled by kings who allowed their ministers to disagree with them. It existed over two thousand years ago, yet it had laws familiar in the 21st century—protecting workers, buyers and sellers. Today its monuments survive while its symbols adorn the flag of India.
Author: Manish Kumar Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan ISBN: 9351861236 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 14
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Chandragupta Maurya; the founder of Maurya dynasty ; was the first emperor in the Indian histor y who is behind the political; economic and cultural unification of our countr y . He was born in 340 BCE. Nothing can be said decisively about his parents. According to some scholars; he was the stepson of Nanda; the king of Magadha. His mothe ; Mura; was a slave girl.
Author: Ashok Sinha Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1462879136 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 112
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This historical play on Chandragupta, who ushered a new Golden Period in the history of India in the modern era (after a sequence of glorious eras including those of Rama in the Treta-Yuga (cosmic era) and Krishna (Dwapar-Yuga), millennia ago, who are now venerated as Avatars (Incarnations of God) by virtue of their exemplary characters and deeds.) It draws from information contained in history books, a play in Hindi by the famed poet and playwright, Jaya Shankar Prasad, the recent television series called Chanakya, and other available sources; and is written in a fashion to facilitate stage-production by youngsters and adults, particularly those of Indian descent in the USA, Europe, and other parts of the world.
Author: Manish Kumar Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 14
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Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of Maurya dynasty , was the Êfirst emperor in the Indian histor y who is behind the political, economic and cultural unification of Êour countr y . He was born in 340 BCE.ÊNothing can be said decisively about his parents. ÊAccording to some scholars, he was the stepson of Nanda, the king of Magadha. ÊHis mothe , ÊMura, Êwas a slave girl.Ê
Author: Sushma Jansari Publisher: UCL Press ISBN: 1800083882 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 242
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We take it for granted that some historical figures become heroes, and others do not. Chandragupta Maurya evolved from obscure ruler to contemporary national icon. The key moment in the making of this Indian hero was a meeting by the banks of the River Indus between Chandragupta and Seleucus, founder of the Seleucid empire and one of Alexander the Great’s generals, in c.305-3 BC. This significant event was a moment of peace-making at the end of conflict. But no reliable account exists in early sources, and it is not even clear which ruler was victorious in battle. This uncertainty enabled British and Indian historians of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to interpret the sources in radically different ways. With Chandragupta representing India and Seleucus standing in for Britain, British scholars argued that Seleucus defeated Chandragupta, while Indian academics contended the opposite. The writing and reception of history fundamentally influences how we engage with the past, and the evolving colonial and post-colonial relationship between Britain and India is crucial here. In India, the image of Chandragupta as an idealised hero who vanquished the foreign invader has prevailed and found expression in contemporary popular culture. In plays, films, television series, comic books and historical novels, Chandragupta is the powerful and virtuous Hindu ruler par excellence. The path to this elevated standing is charted in this book.
Author: Adity Kay
Author: Adity Kay
Author: Radhakumud Mookerji
Author: Sumit Kumar
Author: Kau?alya
Author: Purushottam Lal Bhargava
Author: John Bankston
Author: Manish Kumar
Author: Ashok Sinha
Author: Manish Kumar
Author: Sushma Jansari