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Chandragupta Maurya
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Chandragupta Maurya

Mauryan Emperor

Born 340 BC · died 297 BC
Also known as Sandracottos, Androkottos, Chandragupta

Who was alive at the same time as Chandragupta Maurya?

  1. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  2. Artaxerxes III, 425–338 BC
  3. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  4. Praxiteles, c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  5. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  6. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  7. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  8. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  9. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  10. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  11. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  12. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  13. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  14. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  15. Roxana, c. 346 – 310 BC
  16. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  17. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  18. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  19. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  20. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  21. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  22. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  23. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  24. Ashoka, 304–232 BC

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When Chandragupta Maurya was born, Aristotle was 43 or 44, Alexander the Great was 15 or 16, Epicurus was 1 or 2, Chanakya was 34 or 35 and Darius III was 39 or 40.

When Chandragupta Maurya died, Pyrrhus of Epirus was 20 or 21, Ptolemy II Philadelphus was 10 or 11, Pharnavaz I was 28 or 29, Qu Yuan was 45 or 46 and Bindusara was 22 or 23.

Born during Chandragupta Maurya’s lifetime: Ashoka, Zeno of Citium, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Aristarchus of Samos, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Pharnavaz I, Alexander IV of Macedon and Bindusara.

Not quite contemporaries: Archimedes was born about 7 years after Chandragupta Maurya died, Han Fei was born about 14 years after Chandragupta Maurya died, Aristippus died about 14 years before Chandragupta Maurya was born and Eudoxus of Cnidus died about 12 years before Chandragupta Maurya was born.

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Where Chandragupta Maurya’s contemporaries were born

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The 52 best-known contemporaries

52 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Chandragupta Maurya. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 318 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  5. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  6. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  7. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  8. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  9. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  10. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  11. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  12. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  13. Darius III 380–330 BC
  14. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  15. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  16. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  17. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  18. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  19. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  20. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  21. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  22. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  23. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  24. Apelles 370–306 BC
  25. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  26. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  27. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  28. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  29. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  30. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  31. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  32. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  33. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  34. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  35. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  36. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  37. Antipater 397–319 BC
  38. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  39. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  40. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  41. Cassander 355–296 BC
  42. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  43. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  44. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  45. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  46. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  47. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  48. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  49. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  50. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  51. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  52. Nearchus 356–300 BC