Public Administration in Ancient India c4.33

c4.33

Jambudvīpa, born of a noble clan, the Moriyas, when, filled with bitter hate, he had slain the ninth (Nanda) Dhanananda.” Geiger’s Mahāvamsa, Ch. V. This story is confirmed by the Mudrā-Rākshasa. The Kathāsarit-sagara tells us that Chandragupta obtained his throne “through the kindness of Vishnugupta.”