How did chanakya kill Alexander?

When the enemy soldier reached the lake, he asked the ‘ascetic’ if he had seen Chandragupta. Chanakya pointed at the lake. As the soldier removed his armour to jump into the lake, Chanakya took his sword and killed him.

Why did chanakya destroy the Nanda dynasty?

According to several legends, Chanakya also known as Kautilya, travelled to Magadha, a kingdom that was large and militarily powerful and feared by its neighbours but was insulted by its king Dhana Nanda, of the Nanda dynasty. Chanakya swore revenge and vowed to destroy the Nanda Empire.

How did Dhana Nanda insult Chanakya?

He insulted Chanakya by calling him an ugly Brahmin. Some legends have the Nanda princes also insulting Chanakya, by calling him an ugly monkey. With great anger, Chanakya vowed that he would not re-tie his Brahmin topknot until he had driven King Nanda out of power and destroyed his whole clan.

Did Chanakya defeated Alexander?

Chanakya was a teacher of war strategies. He wrote down everything he had studied about war and war techniques in the Arthashastra and Chanakya Niti. Using his war strategies and secrets ,he defeated Alexander the Great.

How did Chanakya get his revenge against the king?

There are two different versions of the story. Believe whichever one you want to, it still makes for the perfect revenge against an undeserving & corrupt king. 1. A king banished him for being ugly, so Chanakya got his revenge by overthrowing him with Chandragupta. This is the Buddhist version.

Why did Chanakya teach Chandragupta to fight Alexander?

But he was just a boy of an age around 10-11 years. So Chanakya was teaching him and he thought that after teaching, he will overthrow Dhananand and Chandragupta will become king and then unite all of India and then fight with Alexander. But TIME stops for no one and Alexander attack before hand only i.e. in 326 BC.

How did Chanakya die in Mahabharata?

1. An impostor king insulted Chanakya, so he used magic to kill him. According to the Kashmiri version, 3 disciples of a sage arrive for gurudakshina at Dhanananda’s doorstep only to find out that he’s dead. One of them takes form in Dhanananda’s body and grants the other disciple a huge donation.

What are some interesting facts about Chanakya?

1. A king banished him for being ugly, so Chanakya got his revenge by overthrowing him with Chandragupta. This is the Buddhist version. When Chanakya was a kid, he had canine teeth. It was a mark of royalty, one day he was meant to rule. His mother was always scared that he would ignore her after getting the throne.

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