[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v1.c5.s8.170 # The Purana Index v1.c5.s8.170 The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s8.170 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.s8.170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s8.170) Candragupta (I)—anointed first king of the Mauryas by the Brāhmaṇa Kauṭalya who brought about the fall of Nandas; ruled for 24 years. Bhā. XII. 1. 13; Br. III. 74. 144; Vā. 99. 331; Vi. IV. 24. 28. - [Previous: v1.c5.s8.169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s8.169) - [Next: v1.c5.s8.171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s8.171) - [Up: v1.c5.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s8.170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s8.170) · Pramāṇa