Chandragupta Maurya's Guru's name?

Chandragupta Maurya's Guru's name?

• A. Chanakya
• B. Vishnagupta
• C. Kautilya
• D. Aryabhata

Answer: (A)

Chandragupta Maurya’s mentor was Chanakya, a renowned scholar, economist, and strategist who played a key role in uniting northern India and establishing the Maurya Empire. He guided Chandragupta in overthrowing the Nanda dynasty and laying the foundations of centralized rule. Chanakya is also known by other names from ancient sources, such as Kautilya and Vishnagupta, but the name most widely recognized in history and used in everyday references is Chanakya. Aryabhata, by contrast, was a later Indian mathematician and astronomer, not Chandragupta’s guru. So the best-known name for the guru is Chanakya.

Chandragupta Maurya’s mentor was Chanakya, a renowned scholar, economist, and strategist who played a key role in uniting northern India and establishing the Maurya Empire. He guided Chandragupta in overthrowing the Nanda dynasty and laying the foundations of centralized rule. Chanakya is also known by other names from ancient sources, such as Kautilya and Vishnagupta, but the name most widely recognized in history and used in everyday references is Chanakya. Aryabhata, by contrast, was a later Indian mathematician and astronomer, not Chandragupta’s guru. So the best-known name for the guru is Chanakya.