HISTORY INDIA : INDIA 326 BC NAND EMPIRE: What is the story between Chanakya and Dhananda?

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                                                       INDIA  326 BC 

NAND EMPIRE: What is the story between                          Chanakya and Dhananda?

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                  Ninad Kshirsagar ( Quora)

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The story of Chanakya and Dhanananda lead to the foundation of Akhand Bharat and Mighty Maurya empire.

Magadha was biggest and strongest Janpada in India which was ruled by Dhanananda of Nanda dynasty. He had the biggest army in entire India. At this time India was facing the threat of Macedonian attack of Alexander. India was a divided house with 16 janapadas.

  

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Acharya Vishnugupta Chanakya was a renowned acharya of Takshashila (RAWALPINDI now PAKISTAN) University which was the biggest and most reputed university at that time in Entire Bharatvarsha (  present SOUTH ASIA INDIAN SUB CONTINENT). In was located in Takshashila which was capital of Kingdom of Gandhar ruled by king Ambhi. As expected Alexander was standing at gates of India near hindukush. Now the situation was that King of Ambhi of Gandhar and King Puru of Panchnad or modern day Punjab were swore enemies and Ambhi had previously suffered defeat at hands of Puru. So to avenge it Ambhi joined hands with Alexander and opened the gates of Bharat for him by helping him cross hindukush and enter India. ( THIS IS WHAT present day PAKISTAN is doing since 1947 ) He struck a deal that Ambhi will help Alexander with army and after defeat of Puru his kingdom will be given to Ambhi ( Corelate today's PAKISTAN cohabitating with CHINA against INDIA. TWO FRONT WAR  ). Alexander and his army entered India. Now their next stop was against Puru( CONSIDER as todays NEW DELHI ). They sent letter to kingdoms to surrender including Puru and Puru the man he was refused and challenged Alexander to meet him in battlefield.

So what happened was that Chanakya knew that India which was divided in small janapada's can't take on the might of Alexander individually. As soons as Chanakya received news of Ambhi joining hands with Alexander Chanakya set out to warn everyone and urge them to unite. Puru was all set for fight anyway. But chanakya still knew that for completely defeating Macedonian force they need support of strong King. Magadha was birth place of Chanakya and Dhanananda was most powerful ruler with a formidable army. Chanakya reached Magadha and wanted to meet and convince dhanananda to march towards north and secure indian borders from Alexander. But Dhanananda was a power hungry , corrupt and incompetent king. Yes he had a mighty force but he was running out and out corrupt administration ( BOTH BJP & prior to BJP CONGRESS  since 1947 are playing the game of  political chess  seething with corruption which is supported  & protected by the most corrupt political system in the recorded history of INDIAN SUB CONTINENT )

So when Chanakya went and tried to convince dhanananda to help the northern kingdoms and secure Bharatvarsh from Invaders dhanananda in his arrogance not only abused Chanakya but he ordered his guards to catch chanakya by his hair knot ( BODI  aka PONY TAIL  )or shikha which Brahmins keep and throw him out of palace which they did. It was an extreme level insult to a famous teacher of famous University. See such an arrogance of power and insult chanakya took a vow then and there which we call “Chanakya Pratigya” that he will not tie his hair or shikha till he dethrones Dhanananda and destroy his entire clan before Magadha and install a king in his place who will unite Janapadas and form Akhand Bharat.

And rest we know is history how chanakya took young Chandragupta under his fold trained him and Dethrones Dhanananda and instated Chandragupta as Emperor and established the GREAT MAURYAN EMPIRE