Siege of Pataliputra: Difference between revisions

Siege of Pataliputra (edit)

Revision as of 17:26, 27 June 2025

1,811 bytes added , Friday at 17:26

no edit summary

Mr.Sanemi

1,415

edits

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{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]]{{Surrendered}}
+| 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