Who Was Alive

Were Alexander the Great and Chandragupta Maurya alive at the same time?

Yes. Alexander the Great and Chandragupta Maurya were alive at the same time for 16 or 17 years, from 340 BC to 323 BC.

Alexander the Great was 15 or 16 when Chandragupta Maurya was born.

Chandragupta Maurya was 16 or 17 when Alexander the Great died, aged 32.

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia

Born 20 July 356 BC · died 10 June 323 BC, aged 32

Chandragupta Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya

Mauryan Emperor

Born 340 BC · died 297 BC

  1. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  2. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  3. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  4. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  5. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  6. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  7. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  8. Ashoka, 304–232 BC

Alexander the Great and Chandragupta Maurya in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Alexander the Great and Chandragupta Maurya were born

Alexander the Great and Chandragupta Maurya are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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