Question: Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India, whose coronation was featured in the 47-part Indian television historical drama Chanakya?

Chandragupta Maurya (Devanagari: चन्द्रगुप्त मौर्य) is an Indian historical drama being broadcast on Dangal TV, based on the life of Chandragupta Maurya, one of the major Indian Emperors of ancient India.  It premiered on 20 December 2014.  It is being re-aired on Dangal TV after Imagine TV was shut-down for unknown reasons.  Chandragupta Maurya was first aired in March 2011 on Imagine TV.  Ashish Sharma played the role of Chandragupta Maurya. <SEP> Chanakya (Devanagari: चाणक्य) is a 47-part epic Indian television historical drama written and directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi that was originally telecast on DD National from 8 September 1991 to 9 August 1992.  Produced by Prakash Dwivedi, the series is a fictionalized account of the life and times of 4th century BCE Indian economist, strategist and political theorist Chanakya (also known as Vishnugupta) and is based on events occurring between 340 BCE and 321/20 BCE, starting with Chanakya's boyhood and culminating in the coronation of Chandragupta Maurya.  Chandraprakash Dwivedi played the title role of Chanakya. <SEP>  He was born in a humble family, orphaned and abandoned, raised as a son by another pastoral family, then according to Buddhist texts, was picked up, taught and counselled by Chanakya, the author of the "Arthashastra".  Chandragupta thereafter built one of the largest empires ever in the Indian subcontinent.  According to Jain sources, he then renounced it all, and became a monk in the Jain tradition.  Chandragupta is claimed, by the historic Jain texts, to have followed Jainism in his life, by first renouncing all his wealth and power, going away with Jaina monks into the Deccan region (now Karnataka), and ultimately performing Sallekhana – the Jain religious ritual of peacefully welcoming death by fasting. Chandragupta Maurya (reign: 321–298 BCE) was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India.  His grandson was emperor Ashoka, famous for his historic pillars and for his role in helping spread Buddhism outside of ancient India.  Chandragupta's life and accomplishments are described in ancient Hindu, Buddhist and Greek texts, but they vary significantly in details from the Jaina accounts.  Megasthenes served as a Greek ambassador in his court for four years.  In Greek and Latin accounts, Chandragupta is known as Sandrokottos and Androcottus. <SEP> Ashoka ( ; IAST: "Aśoka " ; died 232 BCE) was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from  268 to 232 BCE.  He was the grandson of the founder of the Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya, who had created one of the largest empires in ancient India and then, according to Jain sources, renounced it all to become a Jain monk.  One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka expanded Chandragupta's empire, and reigned over a realm that stretched from present-day Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east.  It covered the entire Indian subcontinent except for parts of present-day Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.  The empire's capital was Pataliputra (in Magadha, present-day Patna), with provincial capitals at Taxila and Ujjain.