Gupta write that Chandragupta Maurya was a Punjabi and belonged to the Ashvaka ( Assakenoi ) territory. [19] Appian of Alexandria (95CE-165CE), author of a Roman History attests that 'Antrokottos (Chandragupta), the king of the Indians, dwelt on river Indus '. [20] This reference also seems to indicate that Chandragupta belonged