Different Between Chandragupta Maurya and Chandragupta 1
Chandragupta I and Chandragupta Maurya are two distinct historical figures who lived in different time periods and belonged to different dynasties.
1. Chandragupta Maurya:
Time Period: Chandragupta Maurya lived in the 4th century BCE.
Dynasty: He was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty, one of the most powerful empires in ancient India.
Significant Achievement: Chandragupta Maurya is best known for unifying the Indian subcontinent and establishing the Mauryan Empire. His reign is often associated with the famous political strategist Chanakya, also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, who played a crucial role in Chandragupta's rise to power.
2. Chandragupta I:
Time Period: Chandragupta I lived in the 4th and 5th centuries CE.
Dynasty: He was a Gupta emperor, belonging to the Gupta Dynasty.
Significant Achievement: Chandragupta I is known for his marriage to Kumaradevi, a Lichchhavi princess, which helped to strengthen the political and matrimonial alliances. His reign is considered as the beginning of the Gupta Golden Age, a period of significant cultural, artistic, and scientific achievements in ancient India.
In summary, Chandragupta Maurya and Chandragupta I are two historical figures from different periods and dynasties. Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire in the 4th century BCE, while Chandragupta I was a Gupta emperor who lived several centuries later, in the 4th and 5th centuries CE.
You are grossly incorrect in your statement that Chandragupta Maurya was rules in the 4th BC. For the correct dates, you must refer to various Puranas that give out the details of the Maruya Empire from about 4500 BC till 1093 AD (Muhammad Ghori's attacks on Delhi).
ReplyDeleteChandragupta Maurya started his reign from 1542 BCE while Chandragupta of the Gupta clan begam in 327-26 BC.
Sir William Jones, in 1794 AD, wrongly attributed the non-existent Indika by Megasthenes (it was lost few hundred years after being recorded and thereafter referred to by various Greek writers, compiled by Dr Schweppenberg much later). Jones, taking advantage of the mysterious Sandrocottus, Sandrocyptus and Xandramus, conveniently replaced the Gupta dynasty with the Maruyas; thereby, committing a complete deletion of about 1210 years of ancient Indian history of Magadha Empire.
Unfortunately, the historians today, still toe the British lines and refuse to have a re-look into the actual history, as given in our various Puranas.
If you want, I can furnish the entire list of Dynasties of the Magadha Empire from well before Barhadadra to Jarasandha, his son Sahdev of Mahabharata time, right up to Vikramaditya of Paramara dynasty of Ujjain, who took over Magadha from the last Gupta king of Magadha.
I sincerely trust, that you will do some more research in order to reach the correct ancient history.
For your convenient, I post the entire data as compiled by me from various sources:-
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1. Unknown king, descendant of Samvarana and Kuru 4159-4071 BCE
2 Unknown king 4071-3999 BCE
3 Sudhanvan, Parikshit, Pranjana, Jaghnu or Johnu or Yaju 3999-3919 BCE
4 Suhotra 3919-3826 BCE
5 Chyavana 3826-3788 BCE
6 Krimi (or Kriti) 3788-3751 BCE
7 Chaidya or Uparichara Vasu or Pratipa 3751-3709 BCE
8 Brihadratha-I (founder of Magadha kingdom) 3709-3637 BCE
9 Kushaagra 3637-3567 BCE
10 Vrishabha or Rishabha 3567-3497 BCE
11 Satyahita 3497-3437 BCE
12 Pushpa or Punya 3437-3394 BCE
13 Satyadhriti or Satyahita 3394-3351 BCE
14 Sudhanvan-II or Dhanusha 3351-3308 BCE
15 Sarva 3308-3265 BCE
16 Bhuvana or Sambhavana 3265-3222 BCE
17 Jarasandha (Brihadratha-II, killed by Bheema) 3222-3180 BCE
18 Sahadeva (died in the Mahabharata War) 3180-3137 BCE
19 Marjari or Somapi 3138-3080 BCE
20 Shrutashrava 3080-3016 BCE
21 Apratipa or Ayutayu 3016-2980 BCE
22 Niramitra 2980-2940 BCE
23 Sukrutta or Sukshatra 2940-2882 BCE
24 Brihatkarma 2882-2859 BCE
25 Syenajit 2859-2809 BCE
26 Srutamjaya 2809-2769 BCE
27 Mahabala or Vibhu 2769-2734 BCE
28 Suchi 2734-2676 BCE
29 Kshemya 2676-2648 BCE
30 Anuvrata or Suvrata 2648-2584 BCE
31 Dharmanethra or Sunetra 2584-2549 BCE
32 Nivrutti 2549-2491 BCE
33 Suvrata 2491-2453 BCE
34 Dhridhasena or Mahsena 2453-2395 BCE
35 Sumati or Mahanetra 2395-2362 BCE
36 Suchala or Subala 2362-2340 BCE
37 Sunetra 2340-2300 BCE
38 Satyajit 2300-2217 BCE
39 Veerajit or Viswajit 2217-2182 BCE
40 Ripunjaya 2182-2132 BCE
PRADYOTA DYNASTY
1 Pradyota 2132-2109 BCE
2 Paalaka 2109-2085 BCE
3 Vishaakhayupa 2085-2035 BCE
4 Janaka or Suryaka 2035-2014 BCE
5 Nandivardhana 2014-1994 BCE
SISUNAGA DYNASTY
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1 Sisunaga 1994-1954 BCE
2 Kakavarna 1954-1918 BCE
3 Kshemadharma or Kshemavarma 1918-1892 BCE
4 Kshemajit 1892-1852 BCE
5 Vidhisara or Bimbisara or Vindhyasena 1852-1814 BCE
6 Ajaatashatru 1814-1787 BCE
7 Darsaka or Vamsaka 1787-1752 BCE
8 Udayana or Udasina 1752-1719 BCE
9 Nandivardhana or Kakavarma 1719-1677 BCE
10 Mahanandi 1677-1634 BCE
MAHAPADMA DYNASTY
1 Mahapadma Nanda 1634-1564 BCE
2 Saumalya and his 7 brothers 1564-1534 BCE
MAURYA DYNASTY
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1 Chandragupta Maurya 1534-1500 BCE
2 Bindusara 1500-1472 BCE
3 Asoka (Chandra Asoka or Asokavardhana) 1472-1436 BCE
4 Suparsva or Suyasa 1436-1428 BCE
5 Dasaratha or Bandhu Palitha 1428-1420 BCE
6 Indrapalitha 1420-1350 BCE
7 Harshavardhana 1350-1342 BCE
8 Sangata 1342-1333 BCE
9 Salisuka 1333-1320 BCE
10 Soma Sarma or Deva Sarma 1320-1313 BCE
11 Satadhanwa 1313-1305 BCE
12 Brihadratha or Brihadaswa 1305-1218 BCE
SUNGA DYNASTY
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1 Pushyamitra or Pushpamitra 1218-1158 BCE
2 Agnimitra 1158-1108 BCE
3 Vasumitra 1108-1072 BCE
4 Sujyeshtha 1072-1055 BCE
5 Bhadraka or Andhraka 1055-1025 BCE
6 Pulindaka 1025-992 BCE
7 Goshavasu 992-989 BCE
8 Vajramitra 989-960 BCE
9 Bhagavata 960-928 BCE
10 Devabhuti or Kshemabhuti 928-918 BCE
KANVA DYNASTY
1 Vasudeva Kanva 918-879 BCE
2 Bhoomimitra Kanva 879-855 BCE
3 Narayana 855-843 BCE
4 Susarma 843-833 BCE
AANDHRA DYNASTY
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1 Srimukha @ Sisuka @ Sindhuka 833-810 BCE
2 Sri Krishna Satakarni @ Kanha 810-792 BCE
3 Sri Malla Satakarni 792-782 BCE
4 Purnothsanga 782-764 BCE
5 Sri Satakarni 764-708 BCE
6 Skandha Satambin 708-690 BCE
7 Lambodara 690-672 BCE
8 Apitaka 672-660 BCE
9 Meghaswati 660-642 BCE
10 Sataswati 642-624 BCE
11 Skanda Satakarni 624-617 BCE
12 Mrugendra Satakarni 617-614 BCE
13 Kuntala Satakarni 614-606 BCE
14 Soumya Satakarni 606-594 BCE
15 Sata Satakarni 594-593 BCE
16 Puloma Satakarni @ Puloman-I 593-557 BCE
17 Megha Satakarni 557-519 BCE
18 Arishta Satakarni (during his reign Adi Sankara was born in 509 BCE) 519-494 BCE
19 Hala Satavahana (few king called themselves Satakakrni or Satavahana) 494-489 BCE
20 Mandalaka Satavahana 489-484 BCE
21 Purindrasena (during his reign Adi Sankara attained nirvana in 477 BCE) 484-463 BCE
22 Sundar Satakarni 463-462 BCE
23 Chakora Satakarni 462-461½ BCE
24 Mahendra Satakarni 461½-461 BCE
25 Siva Satakarni 461-433 BCE
26 Gautami Putra Sri Satakarni 433-408 BCE
27 Puloman-II (Vasisthaputra Pulamavi) 408-376 BCE
28 Siva Sri Satakarni 376-369 BCE
29 Sivaskanda Satakarni 369-362 BCE
30 Yajna Sri Satakarni 362-343 BCE
31 Vijaya Sri Satakarni 343-337 BCE
32 Chandra Sri Satakarni 337-324 BCE
33 Puloman-III (minor) 334-327 BCE
GUPTA DYNASTY
1 Chandrgupta-I/Vijayaditya 327-320 BCE
2. Samudragupta Asokaditya 320-269 BCE
3 Chandragupta-II Vikramaditya 269-233 BCE
4 Kumaragupta-I Mahendraditya 233-191 BCE
5 Skandagupta Parakramaditya 191-166 BCE
6 Narasimhagupta Baladitya 166-126 BCE
7 Kumaragupta-II Kramaditya 126-83 BCE
PARAMARA DYNASTY OF UJJAINI
1 Vikramaditya 82 BCE-27 AD
2 Many kings
3 Shalivahana 78-138 AD
Thereafter the list is long, including the 2 Bhojas.
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