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Bindusara – Second Mauryan Empire King. Bindusara was the son of Chandragupta Maurya and the father of the great Emperor Ashoka. It is estimated that Bindusara ascended the throne around 297 BCE. Bindusara ruled for approximately 25 to 28 years. Different historical records have given different numbers.
Bindusara (320-272 BCE) was the son of Maurya and his queen, Durdhara. During his reign, Bindusara expanded the Maurya Empire southward, with Chanakya as his advisor. He brought 16 states under the Maurya Empire and thus conquered almost all of the Indian peninsula. Bindusara ignored the friendly Dravidian kingdoms of the Cholas, ruled by King ...
Ashoka was the son of the second Mauryan emperor Bindusara and grandson of the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Ashoka was also known as Ashoka the Great. Ashoka ruled the entire Indian subcontinent (except parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala) from 268 B.C.E to 232 B.C.E. Ashoka expanded the empire of Chandragupta Maurya.
When Bindusara refused to do so, Ashoka declared that if the throne were rightfully his, the gods would crown him as the next emperor. At that instance, the gods did so, Bindusara died, and Ashoka's authority extended to the entire world, including the Yaksha territory located above the earth and the Naga territory located below the earth.
Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan dynasty, grandson of its founder Chandragupta and son of the second emperor, Bindusara. Upon Bindusara’s death, Ashoka and his brothers engaged in a war of succession, and Ashoka emerged victorious after several years of conflict.
Oct 12, 2022 · It is believed that Bindusara became the Mauryan Emperor at around 297 BCE, and the 16th-century Tibetan Buddhist author Taranatha states that Chanakya destroyed the nobles and kings of 16 towns and made Bindusara the monarch of all the territory between the western and the eastern seas (the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal).
Bindusara (also called Bendsura) is a small river situated in the district of Beed in Maharashtra state of India. It is a tributary river of the Sindphana and a sub-tributary of Godavari river. Bendsura dam overflowing in monsoon. Balaghat Range can be seen in the background. Bindusara originates in the hills of Balaghat near the village ...
