ICSE Class 6 History & Civics
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Explain briefly the early life of Chandragupta Maurya before he became the ruler.
The early life and ancestry of Chandragupta Maurya is covered in mystery. The Jain sources, describe him as the son of a daughter of 'the chief of peacock tamers'. As per the Buddhist source Mahavamsa, he was the member of Kshatriya clan of the Moriyas of Pipphalivana. According to these accounts Chandragupta's father was killed and he was brought up by his maternal uncle. Chanakya brought him from his foster father and got him educated at Taxila, which was a great centre of learning.