 Agrammes was a barber scarcely staving off hunger by his daily earnings, but who, from his being not uncomely in person, had gained the affections of the queen, and was by her influence advanced to too near a place in the confidence of the reigning monarch....  Chandragupta Maurya and His Times - Page 19by Radhakumud Mookerji - 1966 - 263 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Sita Nath Pradhan - Chronology, Hindu - 1927 - 334 pages
..."His father (ie Agrammes' or Xandrammes' father, e. the first Nanda ie Mahapadma Nanda) was, in fact, a barber, scarcely staving off hunger by his daily...sovereign ; and then under the pretence of acting as the guardian to the royal children, usurped the supreme authority, and having put the young princes... | |
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