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He led a group of Jain monks to south India, where Chandragupta Maurya joined him as a monk after abdicating his kingdom to his son Bindusara. Together, states a Digambara legend, Chandragupta and Bhadrabahu moved to Shravanabelagola, in present-day south Karnataka. [135]
Dec 1, 2016 · Keshnak was the elder son of Chandragupta and Durdhara. However, he died as a baby. Chandragupta was 23 years then. 2 years later, Durdhara gave birth to Bindusar and also breath her last. Chandragupta Maurya’s Grandchildren. Sushim, Ashoka, Vita Ashoka and five others were the grandchildren of Chandragupta.
Bindusara was the son of the dynasty's founder Chandragupta and the father of its most famous ruler Ashoka. His life is not documented as well as the lives of these two emperors. Much of the information about him comes from legendary accounts written several hundred years after his death. Bindusara consolidated the empire created by his father.
Chandragupta’s son, Bindusara, continued to expand the empire to the south. Traditionally, Chandragupta was influenced to accept Jainism by the sage Bhadrabahu I , who predicted the onset of a 12-year famine.
Mar 7, 2024 · Who is the son of Chandragupta Maurya? Himansha Bahuguna. Updated on. Mar 7, 2024. 2 minute read. 10 shares. The father of Ashoka and the son of Chandragupta Maurya is Bindusara, also the second emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty.
May 21, 2024 · Bindusara was the second ruler of the Mauryan dynasty and the son of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan Empire. Though he ruled the large empire for a long period of 25 years, there has been very little mentioned in the historical texts as compared to other rulers of ancient India.
Chandragupta Maurya's son Bindusara succeeded him to the throne. Bindusara fathered a son, Ashoka, who went on to become one of the most powerful kings of the Indian subcontinent. In fact, it was under Ashoka that the Maurya Empire saw its complete glory.
322 BCE: Chandragupta Maurya conquers the Nanda Empire, founding Maurya dynasty. 317–316 BCE: Chandragupta Maurya conquers the Northwest of the Indian subcontinent. 305–303 BCE: Chandragupta Maurya gains territory by defeating the Seleucid Empire. 298–269 BCE: Reign of Bindusara, Chandragupta's son.
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.
Oct 6, 2016 · Chandragupta voluntarily abdicates the throne in favour of his son Bindusara. Jain sources say that Chandragupta turned into an ascetic and follower of Jainism, migrated south and starved himself to death.
