Question

With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya, the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya was associated?
A) Taxila
B) Nalanda
C) Vikramshila
D) Vaishali

Answer 1

Hint: Chanakya was a teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist, and royal counsellor in ancient India. He is commonly referred to as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, the author of the Arthashastra, an ancient Indian political treatise that dates from the 4th century BCE to the 3rd century CE. As a result, he is regarded as the father of Indian political science and economics, and his work is regarded as a forerunner to classical economics.

Complete answer:
Taxila is the following centre of learning, Chanakya, the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya was associated.

Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India, also known as Sandrokottos and Androcottus in Greek and Latin chronicles. On the Indian subcontinent, Chandragupta founded one of the largest empires. The life and achievements of Chandragupta are described in ancient Greek, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain sources, but they differ greatly.

Chandragupta Maurya was a significant figure in Indian history, as he established the first government to unite most of South Asia. Under Chanakya's instruction, Chandragupta formed a new empire founded on statecraft ideals, a vast army, and continued to expand the limits of his kingdom until, in his later years, he renounced it for an austere life.

Alexander the Great had invaded the North-West Indian subcontinent before abandoning his campaign in 324 BCE due to a rebellion sparked by the threat of battling another big empire, most likely the Nanda Empire. Both the Nanda Empire and the Greek satraps appointed or founded from Alexander's Empire in South Asia were destroyed and subjugated by Chandragupta. Chandragupta rose to prominence in the Indus Valley's Greater Punjab region.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: He subsequently set out to conquer the Nanda Empire, which was located in Magadha's Patliputra. In the Seleucid-Mauryan War, Chandragupta expanded and secured his western boundary, where he was confronted by Seleucus I Nicator. Chandragupta was thought to have gained the upper hand in the warfare after two years of fighting and acquired satrapies up to the Hindu Kush. Instead of prolonging the conflict, both parties agreed to Chandragupta and Seleucus I Nicator marrying each other.