Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c5.43

c5.43

Similarly, the *Āśvāyanas* and *Āśvakāyanas* fought the invader to a man, as will be evident from the fact that as many as 40,000 of them were taken as captives. Their economic prosperity may also be noted from the fact that as many as 230,000 oxen fell into the hands of Alexander.