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Durdhara (350 BCE – 320 BCE) was one of the two empress consorts (the other being Helena) of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the 4th-century BCE Maurya Empire of ancient India, according to the 12th century CE Jain text Parishishtaparvan by Hemachandra.
Sep 18, 2016 · Durdhara – Chandragupta Maurya’s First Wife. According to the available Jain texts, the first wife of Chandragupta Maurya was Durdhara. While some of the popular culture, showed Durdhara as Dhananand’s daughter, according to Mahavamsa-tika, Durdhara was Chandragupta’s first cousin.
Chandragupta Maurya [a] (350–295 BCE) was the Emperor of Magadha [4] [5] from 322 BC to 297 BC and founder of the Maurya dynasty which ruled over a geographically-extensive empire based in Magadha. [6] . He reigned from 320 BCE to 298 BCE. [7] .
Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India. He is credited with bringing together the small fragmented kingdoms of the country and combining them into a single large empire.
Oct 9, 2016 · Chandragupta Maurya’s wife Durdhara was also the mother of his only son Bindusar who became his heir and the second Samrat of Mauryan Empire. However, Durdhara couldn’t live long to see her son growing up because she died well before she could see her son.
Durdhara was a wife of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the 4th-century BCE Maurya Empire of ancient India, according to the 12th century CE Jain text Parishishtaparvan by Hemachandra. She is stated by this text to be the mother of the second Mauryan emperor, Bindusara also known as Amitraghāta.
Dec 1, 2016 · At the age of 20, Chandragupta married his first wife – Durdhara. Daughter of his maternal uncle, she was the main consort of Chandragupta Maurya. He then married Helena, a Greek Princess at the age of 40. She was the daughter of Seleucus Nicator.
Mar 24, 2016 · Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty. He was the first emperor who unified India into one state and ruled from 320 BCE to 297 BCE. Chandragupta Maurya retired voluntarily and endorsed the great Maurya Kingdom to his son Bimbisara in 297 BCE.
Feb 4, 2019 · Chandragupta Maurya (c. 321 - c. 297 BCE), known as Sandrakottos (or Sandrokottos) to the Greeks, was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty (4th-2nd century BCE) and is credited with the setting up of the first (nearly) pan -Indian empire.
Jul 3, 2019 · The only one of Chandragupta’s queens or consorts for whom we have a name is Durdhara, the mother of his first son Bindusara. However, it is believed that Chandragupta had many more consorts.
