CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA

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.