Visakhadatta wrote Mudrarakshasa which deals with the strategies of Kautilya and mentions Chandragupta Maurya as being of lowly origin. Visakhadatta also wrote Devichandraguptam which is the story of Chandragupta II's accession to the throne after killing Basana (the saka king), Ramagupta (Chandragupta II's brother) and his subsequent marriage to Dhruvadevi.