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Cāṇakya

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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 28. | work record
Label Cāṇakya, mantrī, about 210 Vira, advisor of Candragupta Maurya
Generic Name
  1. Cāṇakya
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. Minister (mantrin)
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 215 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -312

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252. | work record
Roles
  1. Counsellor (salāhakāra) of: Candragupta, Maurya king, reigned Vira.216, contemporary of Bhadrabāhu (niryuktikāra), his monastic name Prabhācandra
    Location: Pāṭaliputra Pāṭaliputra
    Indian dates: 215 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -312

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 18. | work record
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