Maurya chandragupta biography of abraham lincoln

In the 4th century B.C. India entered into a glorious period of her history.

For the first time, India achieved her political unity under the Maurya dynasty of which Chandragupta Maurya was the founder.

It was not merely Chandragupta Maurya who made India great by his military power, but his grandson Asoka played a vital role in spreading the Indian religion and culture outside by preaching the high ideals of non-violence, love and universal brotherhood.

Origin:

The ancestry of the Maurya Emperor Chandragupta is shrouded in mystery as different literary sources give different information’s of the origin of the Mauryas.

A commentator on Vishnu Puran first propounded the theory that Chandragupta Maurya was the son of Mura, one of the wives of the King Nanda. In the drama of Mudrarakshsa, Chandragu