Military Strength The Mauryas displayed exceptional military capabilities. Chandragupta Maurya, with the strategic guidance of Chanakya, overthrew the powerful Nanda dynasty and successfully ...

Although preceded by two Guptan rulers, Chandragupta I (reign 320-335 CE) is credited with establishing the Gupta Empire in the Ganges River valley in about 320 CE, when he assumed the name of the ...