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Question
Who helped Chandragupta against the Nandas and why?
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Solution
Chanakya helped Chandragupta against the Nandas. Chanakya was insulted and humiliated by the Nanda king Dhanananda. Chanakya, better known as Kautilya, trained Chandragupta, a young man of the Maurya family, in statecraft and warfare to avenge his humiliation.
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