[s'-LOO-kus]
A legend about this leader states that he established his intelligence when he melted a lion made of wax. He gained much of his territory in a peace negotiated by Megasthenes [meh-GAAS-thuh-neez] with Seleucus [s'-LOO-kus] the First, in which he gave up five hundred elephants and possibly agreed to marry Seleucus' daughter. Near the end of his life, he gave his lands to his son Bindusara and became a religious ascetic, and he is believed to have fasted himself to death. Early in life he may have been taught by Kautilya [kaw-TIL- yuh], also known as Chanakya, who wrote Arthashastra and helped him overthrow the Nanda Empire. Name this grandfather of Ashoka the Great who took control of what is now India soon after the death of Alexander the Great.
A legend about this leader states that he established his intelligence when he melted a lion made of wax.
Chandragupta Maurya [accept either]