<P> After Alexander 's death in 323 BCE , Chandragupta and his Brahmin counsellor and chief minister Chanakya began their empire building in the north - western Indian subcontinent ( modern - day Pakistan ) . Alexander had left satrapies ( described as `` prefects '' in classical Western sources ) in place in 324 BCE . Chandragupta 's mercenaries may have assassinated two of his governors , Nicanor and Philip . The satrapies he fought probably included Eudemus , who left the territory in 317 BCE ; and Peithon , governing cities near the Indus River until he too left for Babylon in 316 BCE . The Roman historian Justin , about 500 years later , described how `` wild lions and elephants '' instinctively revered him , and how he conquered the north - west : </P>
<P> After Alexander 's death in 323 BCE , Chandragupta and his Brahmin counsellor and chief minister Chanakya began their empire building in the north - western Indian subcontinent ( modern - day Pakistan ) . Alexander had left satrapies ( described as `` prefects '' in classical Western sources ) in place in 324 BCE . Chandragupta 's mercenaries may have assassinated two of his governors , Nicanor and Philip . The satrapies he fought probably included Eudemus , who left the territory in 317 BCE ; and Peithon , governing cities near the Indus River until he too left for Babylon in 316 BCE . The Roman historian Justin , about 500 years later , described how `` wild lions and elephants '' instinctively revered him , and how he conquered the north - west : </P>
who is the minister during the regime of chandragupta
who is the minister during the regime of chandragupta
Chanakya
Chanakya