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It is also suggested that [[Chandragupta Maurya|Chandragupta]]'s campaign was laid out by using popular [[Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] tactics, as the Nanda Empire was large and had been able to wield large armies that would have been overwhelming to oppose by an upstart.<ref name="Grant2010">R.G. Grant: ''Commanders'', Penguin (2010). pg. 49</ref> | It is also suggested that [[Chandragupta Maurya|Chandragupta]]'s campaign was laid out by using popular [[Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] tactics, as the Nanda Empire was large and had been able to wield large armies that would have been overwhelming to oppose by an upstart.<ref name="Grant2010">R.G. Grant: ''Commanders'', Penguin (2010). pg. 49</ref> | ||
== Siege of Patliputra (322 B.C) == | |||
{{Infobox military conflict | |||
| conflict = Siege of Pataliputra | |||
| place = [[Pataliputra]], [[Nanda Empire]] | |||
| result = Mauryan Victory {{sfn|Mittal|2006}} | |||
| combatant1 = [[Nanda Empire]] | |||
| combatant2 = [[Mauryan Empire|Mauryan Polity]] | |||
| commander1 = [[Dhana Nanda]] {{KIA}} {{sfn|Prasad|1999}}<br>[[Amatya Rakshas]] 🏳️ | |||
| commander2 = [[Chandragupta Maurya]]<br>[[Chanakya]] | |||
| date = 322 BCE | |||
| territory = Capture of Pataliputra by the Mauryans | |||
}} | |||
Chanakya and Chandragupta Maurya stationed garrisons in ''rashtras'' (nations)<ref>https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=nation&dir=au</ref> and [[Janapada|''janapadas'']]. In 322 BC, they march to Magadha, besieged the capital [[Pataliputra]] and captured it.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mittal |first=J.P |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rrh4tY3v2A4C&q=besieged+patliputra |title=History of Ancient India (A New Version) |date=2006 |publisher=Atlantic |isbn=9788126906161 |pages=623 |language=English}}</ref> They forced the Nandas to surrender.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chatterjee |first=Suhas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KItocaxbibUC&q=besieged+patliputra |title=Indian Civillization and Culture |date=1998 |publisher=M. D. Publications |isbn=9788175330832 |pages=136 |language=English}}</ref> Dhana Nanda, the last Nanda emperor was killed in action during the siege.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Prasad |first=Rajendra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zNIlAAAAMAAJ |title=Politico-geographical Analysis of the Arthashastra |date=1999 |publisher=Inter-India Publications |isbn=9788121002240 |pages=57 |language=English}}</ref> The war brought an end to the Nanda dynasty and established the [[Maurya Empire]] with [[Chandragupta Maurya]] as its emperor | |||