ISBN10: 8124600562, ISBN13: 9788124600566, [publisher: D K Printworld] Softcover First Edition Contents Preface to the second edition. Preface to the first edition. 1. Chronology and sources. 2. Rise and growth of the Kingdom of Magadha. 3. Career of Candragupta. 4. Administration of the empire. 5. Religious social and economic conditions. 6. Literature and art. 7. Achievements of Candragupta. 8. Legends of Candragupta. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. A Ksatriya hero of little known antecedents Chandragupta Maurya was unmistakably a born leader of men who within twenty four years of his reign 317 293 BCE established a gigantic empire by not only unifying the countless fragments of a distracted India but annexing some of the erstwhile Persian dominions as well. Professor Bhargava here profiles this first historical emperor of India in all essential detail. Based on diverse original sources notably Brahmanical Buddhist Jaina and Greek the book sets out a fascinating well knit narrative delineating Chandragupta Maurya the man his times and his meteoric rise to political supremacy with contextual focus on the state of polity administrative mechanisms religion society economy literature and arts during his rule. The author also tries to apply correctives to the myths woven around Chandragupta in legend literature and chronicles. Acclaimed alike by historians and indological journal of repute Prof. Bhargava's book is now in its second edition enlarged and thoroughly ...