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Chandragupta Maurya.
Chandragupta succeeded in bringing together most of the Indian subcontinent. As a result, Chandragupta is considered the first unifier of India and the first genuine emperor of India.In foreign Greek and Latin accounts, Chandragupta is known as Sandrokuptos (Σανδρόκυπτος), Sandrokottos (Σανδρόκοττος) or Androcottus.
His achievements ranged from defeating Alexander's Macedonian satrapies and conquering the Nanda Empire to defeating Seleucus Nicator and establishing centralized rule throughout Southern Asia by the time he was only about 20 years old.
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