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{{Infobox military conflict | |||
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| image = File:Nanda Empire, c.325 BCE.png | |||
| caption = Extend of the Nanda Empire around the time of the war. | |||
| date = {{circa}} 323–321 BCE{{sfn|Mookerji|1988|p=6}} | |||
| place = [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]]{{sfn|Mookerji|1988|p=6}} | |||
| result = {{ubl|Mauryan victory{{sfn|Mittal|2006}}}} | |||
*Fall of the [[Nanda Empire]]{{sfn|Chatterjee|1998}} | |||
| combatant1 = [[Nanda Empire]] | |||
| combatant2 = [[List of Maurya emperors|House of Maurya]]<br>'''Supported by:'''<br>[[Matsya (tribe)|Matsya Kingdom]]<ref name="Roy, Kaushik 2015. p46-50">[17] Roy, Kaushik. Warfare in Pre-British India–1500BCE to 1740CE. Routledge, 2015. p46-50</ref><br>[[Solar dynasty|Suryavamshi dynasty]] of [[Kalinga (historical region)|Kalinga]]<ref name="Roy, Kaushik 2015. p46-50"/> | |||
| commander1 = [[Dhana Nanda]]{{KIA}} {{sfn|Prasad|1999}}<br/>[[Amatya Rakshas]] 🏳️<br/>Bhaddasala{{KIA}} <ref>[11] Roy, Kaushik. Hinduism and the Ethics of Warfare in South Asia: From Antiquity to the Present. Cambridge University Press, 2012. p61-62</ref> | |||
| commander2 = [[Chandragupta Maurya]]<br/>[[Chanakya]]<br/>[[Kalinga (region)|Brahmaadittiya]] | |||
| territory = Establishment of the [[Mauryan Empire]] over annexed [[Nanda Empire|Nanda territories]] | |||
| strength1 = 200,000 infantry<br>80,000 cavalry<br>8,000 [[Ratha|chariots]]<br>6,000 war elephants<ref name="Mookerji, Radhakumud 1966. p165-166">Mookerji, Radhakumud. Chandragupta Maurya and his times. Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1966. p165-166</ref> | |||
| strength2 = 600,000 infantry<br>30,000 cavalry<br>8,000 [[Ratha|chariots]]<br>9,000 war elephants<ref>{{Cite book|page=106|quote=Chandragupta and his successors devoted much of their wealth to building military power. At the height of the Mauryan empire, army was counted at 600,000 infantry, 30,000 cavalry, 9,000 war elephants, and 8,000 chariots.|url=https://archive.org/details/empiresascendant0000unse/page/106/mode/1up?q=%22600%2C000+infantry%22&view=theater|title=Empires ascendant : time frame 400 BC-AD 200|date=1987|publisher=Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-8094-6412-8}}</ref> | |||
| conflict = Nanda–Mauryan war | |||
| casualties1 = 100,000 of soldiers, 10,000 elephants, 100,000 horses and 5,000 charioteers were killed in the encounter. {{sfn|Chatterjee|1998}} | |||
| casualties2 = Unknown | |||
| units1 = Nanda Army | |||
| units2 = Matsya Army<br>Kalinga Army<br>[[Sakas]]<br>[[Kambojas]]<br>[[Bahlikas]]<br>[[Kirata|Kiratas]]<br>Parasikas<br>[[Greek people|Greeks]]<br>{{sfn|Raj Kumar|2008}}{{sfn|Mookerji|Banarsidass|1966}} | |||
}} | |||
The '''Nanda–Mauryan War'''{{sfn|Roy|2012|p=62}} was a war fought in ancient India from c. 323 BCE to 321 BCE between the Emperor [[Dhana Nanda]] of the [[Nanda dynasty]] and the forces of [[Chandragupta Maurya]] that led to the establishment of the [[Maurya dynasty|Mauryan Empire]] in [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]].{{sfn|Sen|1895|pp=26–32}} Little is known from historical sources for certain dating about the conflict. According to [[Mudrarakshasa]] legends, Chandragupta's army included [[Bahlikas|Bahlika]], [[Kirata]], [[Parasika]], [[Kambojas|Kamboja]], [[Shakas|Saka]], and [[Greek people|Greek]] mercenaries. The army invaded capital city [[Pataliputra]] after regaining power and defeated the Nandas.<ref>Chandragupta Maurya and His Times, Radhakumud Mookerji, Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1966, p. 27 [https://books.google.com/books?id=i-y6ZUheQH8C&pg=PA27]</ref><ref>History Of The Chamar Dynasty, Raj Kumar, Gyan Publishing House, 2008, p. 51 [https://books.google.com/books?id=eEJ-sXBmBIkC&pg=PA51]</ref> | |||