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Conflict South Asia

Seleucid–Maurya War

305 BCE – 303 BCE · 2 years

Seleucus I Nicator invaded the Indian subcontinent but was repulsed by Chandragupta Maurya. The resulting peace treaty ceded vast territories east of the Hindu Kush to the Maurya Empire in exchange for 500 war elephants.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Seleucid Empire (Seleucus I)
  • Maurya Empire (Chandragupta)

Key moments

Defining events in the Seleucid–Maurya War.

  1. 305-303 BC Campaign in the Indus Valley

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