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The Mayura in Maurya

Chandragupta hailed from a family or tribe of peacock (mayura/मयूर in Sanskrit) tamers whence came his practical surname of Maurya.

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Some sources contend that the Mauryas were not peacock-tamers, but, rather bizarrely, peacock-eaters.

It is uncertain what peacock taming would entail or be needed for.

In Hindi, the word for peacock is mor (मोर).