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born to predecessor Bindusura

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Ashoka the Great

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conquered Kingdom of Kalinga

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Ashoka the Great

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Moggaliputta Tissa spiritual guide

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Ashoka the Great

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son Mahinda credited with bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka

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Ashoka the Great

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daughter Sanghamitta

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Ashoka the Great

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namesake rock and pillar edicts outline policies and dharmic philosophy

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Ashoka the Great

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wife Devi

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Ashoka the Great

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supported by ministers after brother slapped a bald head, but he later decapitated them

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Ashoka the Great

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threw brother Susima into a charcoal pit

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Ashoka the Great

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father followed Ajivikas tradition, give answer and father

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Ashoka the Great, Bindusara

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namesake pillar in Sarnath shows four lion heads

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Ashoka the Great

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12
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one structure became national emblem of India

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Ashoka the Great

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allegedly killed 99 brothers to take throne

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Ashoka the Great

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planted mango groves and shade trees along his roads to aid travelers

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Ashoka the Great

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15
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Girika in charge of an elaborate torture chamber called this ruler’s “hell”

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Ashoka the Great

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The “schism edict” is sometimes taken as evidence that this ruler expelled thousands of heretics at the “third council”

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Ashoka the Great

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Inscriptions in Greek, Aramaic, and Brahmi declared this leader to be “Devanampiya”, or “Beloved of the Gods”

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Ashoka the Great

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18
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banned sacrifice of animals in one edict

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Ashoka the Great

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namesake torture chamber designed to look like a palace

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Ashoka the Great

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20
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“lion capital” in Sarnath

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Ashoka the Great

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James Prinsep was the first European to translate inscriptions made by this ruler that were written in Prakrit

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Ashoka the Great

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22
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stated that “All men are my children”

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Ashoka the Great

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23
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known for his 24-spoked “wheel of righteousness”

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Ashoka the Great

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24
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referred to as “Piodasses”

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Ashoka the Great

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25
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mandated only two peacocks to be killed per day for food

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Ashoka the Great

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26
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convened a religious council at Pataliputra

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Ashoka the Great

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27
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first king of this present-day country Prince Vijaya

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Sri Lanka

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28
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name refers to a bluish spot on his forehead caused by a drop of poison

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Bindusura

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29
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coastal region corresponding roughly to Odisha

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Kalinga

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30
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eldest son of Ashoka was tasked with spreading Buddhism to the Anuradhapura Kingdom in Sri Lanka

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Mahinda

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encountered King Tissa’s royal hunting party on Mihintale Peak

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Mahinda

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32
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became King of Fergana at 12 according to his autobiography

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Babur

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33
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enacted anti-poverty Garibi Hatao program

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Indira Gandhi

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34
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conducted ‘Smiling Buddha’ nuclear test

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Indira Gandhi

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35
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signed Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Soviet Union

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Indira Gandhi

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36
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‘Vanar Sena’ (or Monkey Brigade) founded when this leader was 12

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Indira Gandhi

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37
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Shah commission investigated one policy

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Indira Gandhi

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38
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ordered invasion of Golden Temple in Operation Blue Star

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Indira Gandhi

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39
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son claimed ‘when a great tree falls, the earth shakes’

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Indira Gandhi

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40
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assassinated on the way to interview with Peter Ustinov

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Indira Gandhi

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41
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collection of letters to daughter organized into Glimpses of World History

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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42
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delivered ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech

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Jawaharlal Nehru

43
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Operation Vijay annexed Goa

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Jawaharlal Nehru

44
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declared that ‘a new star rises, the star of freedom in the east’

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Jawaharlal Nehru

45
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agreed to Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence with a neighboring country

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Jawaharlal Nehru

46
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responded to mentor’s death with ‘light has gone out of our lives’

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Jawaharlal Nehru

47
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became King of Fergana at 12 according to his autobiography

48
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defeated Ibrahim Lodi at First Battle of Panipat

49
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defeated Rana Ranga, leader of Mewar, at Battle of Khanwa

50
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conquered Samarkand, but lost it soon after

51
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Ustad Ali Quli was sent by Selim the Grim to aid this ruler

52
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succeeded by son Humayun

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aided by Mustafa Rumi

54
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namesake mosque torn apart by Hindus in 1992

55
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defeated by Muhammad Shaybani

56
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used field artillery to defeat Delhi Sultanate

57
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fell in love with boy named Baburi

58
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wrote a memoir in Chagatai Turkic

59
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constructed ship Asayish or ‘Peace’

60
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succeeded Umar Sheikh after he fell to death while feeding pigeons

61
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wrote ‘May no one be so distraught and devastated by love as I’

62
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finance minister Todar Mal imposed dahsala system of land tax

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Akbar the Great

63
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Abul Fazl documented this leader’s capital while a member of Nine Jewels

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Akbar the Great

64
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new capital at Fatehpur Sikri

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Akbar the Great

65
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built Gateway of Victory to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat

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Akbar the Great

66
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defeated Hemu at Second Battle of Panipat

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Akbar the Great

67
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killed foster brother Adham Khan by throwing him off a terrace twice

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Akbar the Great

68
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succeeded father Humayun

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Akbar the Great

69
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founded Din-i-ilahi syncretic religion

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Akbar the Great

70
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abolished jizya tax on non-Muslims

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Akbar the Great

71
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had dancer Anarkali killed because of her relationship with his son

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Akbar the Great

72
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introduced mansabdar military unit to his empire

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Akbar the Great

73
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dismissed mentor Bairam Khan

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Akbar the Great

74
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succeeded by Jahangir

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Akbar the Great

75
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built Gateway of Victory after conquering Gujarat

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Akbar the Great

76
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advisor Birbal focus of many folktales

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Akbar the Great

77
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married Rajput princess Hira Kunwari

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Akbar the Great

78
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defeated Josiah Child in Childs War

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issued Sharia-based law code Fatawa-e-Alamgiri

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won Battle of Samugarh against Dara Shikoh

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executed Tegh Bahadur for refusing to convert to Islam

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imprisoned father in Agra Fort

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defeated brother Dara Shikoh at Battle of Deoraison

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son of Shah Jahan

85
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faced Jat Rebellion led by Gokula

86
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ordered destruction of Kashi Vishvanath

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uncle Shaista Khan lost three fingers in a battle against a rival

88
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ended ‘jharokha darshan’ practice

89
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built Shahi Eidgah

90
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Megasthenes was Seleucid ambassador to this mans court

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Chandragupta

91
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Arthashastra written under this monarch

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Chandragupta

92
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conquered Magadha and Pataliputra

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Chandragupta

93
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conquered Nanda Empire

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Chandragupta

94
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Elephants given by this ruler were critical at Battle of Ipsus

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Chandragupta

95
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fasted as a Jain monk

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Chandragupta

96
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married daughter of Seleucus I Nicator

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Chandragupta

97
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mentor Chanakya

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Chandragupta

98
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historian Justin writes this mans rise began after a lion woke him up by licking him

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Chandragupta

99
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known to Greeks as Sandrocottus

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Chandragupta

100
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abdicated so Bindusura could take over

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Chandragupta

101
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life under this ruler documented in ‘Indica’

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Chandragupta

102
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executed satraps Nicanor and Philip

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Chandragupta

103
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minister Kautilya

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Chandragupta

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