Who Was Alive

Were Aristotle and Chandragupta Maurya alive at the same time?

Yes. Aristotle and Chandragupta Maurya were alive at the same time for 17 or 18 years, from 340 BC to 322 BC.

Aristotle was 43 or 44 when Chandragupta Maurya was born.

Chandragupta Maurya was 17 or 18 when Aristotle died, aged 61 or 62.

Aristotle

Aristotle

Greek philosopher

Born 384 BC · died 322 BC, aged 61 or 62

Chandragupta Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya

Mauryan Emperor

Born 340 BC · died 297 BC

  1. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  2. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  3. Aristotle, 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

Aristotle 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 Aristotle and Chandragupta Maurya were born

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