The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c9.7

v1.c9.7

Characteristics of the Maurya period and authorities for its history . 467 N.W. India before and after Alexander . . . . . 468 Agrammes, Xandrames, or Dhana-Nanda . . . . . 469 Nanda and Chandragupta . . . . . . . 470 Date of the overthrow of Nanda . . . . . . 471 Plot of the *Mudrārākshasa* . . . . . . . 471 Chandragupta and Seleucus . . . . . . . 472 Megasthenes . . . . . . . . 472 Rule of Chandragupta and extent of his dominions . . . 473