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== Background == | == Background == | ||
{{Main|Conquest of the Nanda Empire}} | {{Main|Conquest of the Nanda Empire}} | ||
[[Chandragupta Maurya]] established himself as ruler of [[Magadha]] around 321 BC. He decided to conquer the [[Nanda Dynasty]], rulers at the time of the [[Gangetic Plain]]. He fought the empire for eleven years with successful guerrilla campaigns, and captured the Nanda capital of [[Pataliputra]]. This led to the fall of the empire and the eventual creation of the [[Maurya Empire]] under Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. | [[Chandragupta Maurya]] established himself as ruler of [[Magadha]] around 321 BC. He decided to conquer the [[Nanda Dynasty]], rulers at the time of the [[Gangetic Plain]]. He fought the empire for eleven years with successful guerrilla campaigns, and captured the Nanda capital of [[Pataliputra]]. This led to the fall of the empire and the eventual creation of the [[Maurya Empire]] under Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. | ||