The historical sources that describe Chandragupta Maurya's life differ greatly in detail. The life and achievements of Chandragupta are represented in ancient and historical Greek, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain texts, though the details differ greatly. They established their capital at Pataliputra, also known as Patna, which is in the current day's Bihar. Earlier, there was a republican and oligarchical form of government, and Mauryans replaced it with a monarchy. They were able to control entire north India, including the Gangetic valley, thus achieving political unity. Chandragupta, along with Bindusara and Ashoka, glorified the Mauryan empire and also ancient India.

He defeated the last Nanda ruler with the help of Kautilya and established the Mauryan empire. The Mauryan dynasty was established by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BC. He established a vast centralised empire with the help of his mentor and later minister Chanakya or Kautilya, the details of whose functioning, culture, military, and economy are well preserved in Kautilya's Arthashastra. Shweta will also be seen in upcoming Bollywood film Badrinath Ki Dulhania.Chandragupta Maurya, also known to the Greeks as Sandrakottos or Sandrokottos, was the founder and the first ruler of the Maurya Dynasty and is credited with establishing the first pan-Indian empire. Shweta Basu Prasad is set to make her television comeback with the show Chandra Nandni. Shweta has garnered much appreciation in the first teaser of the show, where she is in her character of princess Nandni. Considering the two actors are teaming up for the first time, the audience is already expecting much. To jog your memories, Shweta began her career as a child actor with films like Iqbal, and also won a National Award for Makdee. On the other hand, Shweta will be making her comeback on television with Chandra Nandni. Should we blame his good looks, amazing physique or acting skills? He is surely suiting his latest character too. And looking at his choice of shows, he has surely become the first choice for playing historical characters on the small screen. Rajat, who became known for playing young Prithviraj Chauhan, also acted in Dharam Veer and Jodha Akbar.

Actors Rajat Tokas and Shweta Basu Prasad have been roped in to play the lead roles. Chandra Nandni is based on the love story between king Chandragupta Maurya and his wife Nandni and will air on Star Plus.

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