Alexander's invasion itself left no long lasting impression on India (though he may have influenced the young Chandragupta Maurya ... the great conquerors of the ancient world.

AL Basham's The Wonder That Was India notes that "classical sources speak of a young Indian named Sandrocottus â identical with the Chandragupta Maurya of Indian sources." Plutarch ...

Although preceded by two Guptan rulers, Chandragupta ... founder of the Mauryan Empire. The period of Gupta rule between 300 and 600 CE has been called the Golden Age of India for its advances ...