Towards the end of his life he met with the sage Bhadrabahu, a Jain who predicted a 12-year famine for his kingdom.
Though some legends claim he was raised by peacock tamers, other sources identify his mother as a woman named Mura. Groomed for greatness by his studies in Taxila, the Arthashastra, an influential guide to statecraft, was written by his advisor Kautilya. Towards the end of his life he met with the sage Bhadrabahu, a Jain who predicted a 12-year famine for his kingdom. He converted for the sake of his people, leaving behind the enormous palace at Pataliputra he had gained through his defeat of Bhaddasala. That victory allowed this contemporary of Alexander the Great to finish off the Magadha kingdom and his rivals the Nanda Dynasty. FTP identify this man who was chosen to rule when a lion licked him, the father of Bindusara and first ruler of the Mauryan Dynasty.
Though some legends claim he was raised by peacock tamers, other sources identify his mother as a woman named Mura.
Chandragupta Maurya (Megasthenes’ book Indica also discusses his reign)