Chandragupta’s son Bindusara succeeded him as emperor in 297 BCE in a peaceful and natural transition.  

• We do not know what happened to Chandragupta. He probably renounced the world.  

• According to the Jain tradition, Chandragupta spent his last years as an ascetic in Chandragiri, near Sravanabelagola, in Karnataka. 

Source: Tamil Nadu state board.