The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c29.15
The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c29.15
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c29.15
Before his death, which occurred perhaps about ten or fifteen years later, Chandra-gupta selected as his successor the Crown Prince, Samudragupta, his son by the Lichchhavi princess.¹ The paternal preference was abundantly justified by the young king, who displayed a degree of skill in the arts of both peace and war which entitles him to high rank among the most illustrious sovereigns of India.