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(Bhavishya Purana - Pratisarga Parva 1: Chapter 6, Verse 43,44)<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/NHJr_bhavishya-maha-puran-1959-khem-raj-shri-krishna-lal-shri-venkateshwar-steam-press-mumbai|title=Bhavishya Maha Puran, 1959 Khem Raj Shri Krishna Lal, Shri Venkateshwar Steam Press, Mumbai|last=Khem Raj Shri Krishna Lal|first=Shri Venkateshwar Steam Press}}</ref>
(Bhavishya Purana - Pratisarga Parva 1: Chapter 6, Verse 43,44)<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/NHJr_bhavishya-maha-puran-1959-khem-raj-shri-krishna-lal-shri-venkateshwar-steam-press-mumbai|title=Bhavishya Maha Puran, 1959 Khem Raj Shri Krishna Lal, Shri Venkateshwar Steam Press, Mumbai|last=Khem Raj Shri Krishna Lal|first=Shri Venkateshwar Steam Press}}</ref>


Translation: The descendants of Shakyasingh became Lord Buddha, who ruled for half of his father's time. Chandragupta, a descendant of Buddha, married the Buddhist daughter of the Greek ruler [[Seleucus|Seleucus I Nicator]], and he ruled for sixty years. After him, Bindusara, ruled, and eventually, Ashoka emerged as a significant ruler, continuing the lineage of Bindusara.
Translation: The descendants of Shakyasingh became Lord Buddha, who ruled for half of his father's time. Chandragupta, a descendant of Buddha, married the Buddhist daughter of the Greek ruler Selucus, and he ruled for sixty years. After him, Bindusara, ruled, and eventually, Ashoka emerged as a significant ruler, continuing the lineage of Bindusara.
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=== Chandragupta conquest of four provinces===
=== Chandragupta conquest of four provinces===
Mainstream scholarship asserts that Chandragupta received vast territory west of the Indus, including the [[Hindu Kush]], modern-day Afghanistan, and the [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]] province of Pakistan.<ref>[[Vincent Arthur Smith|Vincent A. Smith]] (1998). ''Ashoka''. Asian Educational Services. {{ISBN|81-206-1303-1}}.</ref><ref>[[Walter Eugene Clark]] (1919). "The Importance of Hellenism from the Point of View of Indic-Philology", ''Classical Philology'' '''14''' (4), pp. 297–313.</ref>  
Mainstream scholarship asserts that Chandragupta received vast territory west of the Indus, including the [[Hindu Kush]], modern-day Afghanistan, and the [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]] province of Pakistan.<ref>[[Vincent Arthur Smith|Vincent A. Smith]] (1998). ''Ashoka''. Asian Educational Services. {{ISBN|81-206-1303-1}}.</ref><ref>[[Walter Eugene Clark]] (1919). "The Importance of Hellenism from the Point of View of Indic-Philology", ''Classical Philology'' '''14''' (4), pp. 297–313.</ref>