THE KINGS OF MAGADIIA. 99 



I>efore Christ, cither three or five years after the 

 massacre of the imperial family. 



My PanrFif, who is a native of that country, in- 

 forms me, that CHA'rsrArYA^s crimes, repentance, and 

 a-toncment, are tl>e •subject of many pretty legendary 

 tales, in verse, current in the country ; part of some 

 he repeated to me. 



Soon after, Chandkagupta made himself master 

 of the greatest part of LnUa, and dro\e the Greeks 

 out of riie Punjab. Tradition says, that he built a 

 city in the Deccaii, which he called after his own 

 name. It was lately found by the industrious and 

 active ]\Iajor Mackenzie, who says that it was 

 situated a little below \Sri-Saiam^ or Pta-icutum, on 

 the bank of t\iQ C rklnm ; but nothing of it reniains, 

 except the ruins. This accounts for the inhabitants 

 of the Dtccan being so well acquainted with the his- 

 tory of Chandragupta. The authors of the Afu- 

 dra-Rikslwsa, and its comnventaj-^', were natives of 

 tliEt countr^^ 



In the mean time, Seleucus, ill biookuig the loss 

 of his possessions in India, resolved to wage war, in 

 order to recover them, and accordingly entered India 

 at the head of an army ; but finding Chaxdragup- 

 TA ready to receive him, anrl being at the same time 

 nneasy at the increasing power of Antigoxus and 

 his son, he made peace with the emperor of India^ 

 relinquished his conquests, and renounced every 

 claim to them. Chaxdracupta made him a pre- 

 sent of 50 elephants; and, in order to cement their 

 friendship more strongly, an alliance by mariiage 

 took place between them, according to Strabo, who 

 does not say in what manne<' it was efr'ected. It is 

 mot likely, hovvcver, that Seleucus should marry an 

 Indian ^nvLQtis ] besides, Chaxdkagupta, who was 



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