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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.
Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta Maurya [a] (350–295 BCE) was the founder of the Maurya Empire, a geographically-extensive empire based in Magadha. [10] . He reigned from 320 BCE to 298 BCE. [11] .
Jul 3, 2018 · Real truth behind Chandragupta's birth, his first love Durdhara and journey to becoming the Mauryan King!
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.
Sep 24, 2017 · Durdhara was the consort of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya Empire and the mother of Bindusara who succeeded Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Short lived, she died of poisoning and was a victim of an unfortunate accident.
Till date, Chandragupta Maurya remains to be one of the most important and influential emperors of ancient India. Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Empire. Let’s take a look at his childhood, life history, reign, administration, empire, death and some interesting facts.
5 days ago · Chandragupta Maurya, also known to the Greeks as Sandrakottos or Sandrokottos, was the founder and the first ruler of the Maurya Dynasty and is credited with establishing the first pan-Indian empire.
Bindusara (320 BCE – 273 BCE) ( r. c. 297 – c. 273 BCE) was the second Mauryan emperor of Magadha in Ancient India. The ancient Greco-Roman writers called him Amitrochates, a name likely derived from his Sanskrit title Amitraghāta ("slayer of enemies").
Jun 15, 2021 · In the courtyard opposite Gate No. 5 of Parliament House of India, on a red sandstone pedestal, stands a symbolic bronze statue of Chandragupta Maurya, one of the greatest figures in Indian history and founder of the Mauryan Empire, who reigned from 321 BC to 296 BC.
