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Bindusara's wives, jealous of her beauty, trained her as the imperial barber. Once, when the Emperor was pleased with her hairdressing skills, she expressed her desire to be a queen. Bindusara was initially apprehensive about her low class, but made her the chief empress after learning about her Brahmin descent. The couple had two sons: Ashoka ...
Nov 29, 2020 · Subhadrangi or popularly known as Devi Dharma was the wife of the Mauryan King Bindusara, and mother of Ashoka the great. She was known by different names. Divyavadana calls her Dharma, Vamsatthapakasini names her as Janapadakalyani, and she is also known as Queen Aggamahesi.
Aug 15, 2017 · She Married Bindusar and Became His Lower Wife. According to the legend, Bindusar’s chief wife was Charumati, the mother of his eldest son. She was from a royal family and so she remained his chief consort throughout.
Aug 27, 2017 · Bindusara was the second Mauryan Emperor of India who ruled from c. 297 to c. 273 BCE. This biography profiles his birth, childhood, accession, empire, rule, life history, death, timeline and other facts.
May 21, 2024 · There are inconsistent assumptions about him being the son of the Greek wife of Chandragupta – Helena. But the Jain texts mention the name of Bindusara to be Durdhara. There are also tales in the Buddhist and Jain regarding Chandragupta being named Bindusara because of an incident.
May 6, 2024 · Bindusara was the second Mauryan emperor, who ascended the throne about 297 bce. Greek sources refer to him as Amitrochates, Greek for the Sanskrit amitraghata (“destroyer of foes”). The name perhaps reflects his successful campaign in the Deccan.
Unaware of such fact, Chandragupta shared the poisoned food one day with his pregnant wife who was just seven days away from delivering the couple’s child. Up to this point the legends in texts of both these religions match however the origin of his name differs in these.
the second emperor of the Maurya Dynasty (320 BC — 272 BC), also known as Amitraghāta, who was the son and successor of Candragupta Maurya and the father and predecessor of Emperor Aśoka.
Bindusara was the second emperor of the Maurya Empire. He was the son of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya Empire and the first emperor of unified India as one state.
Bindusara’s guru Pingalavatsa (alias Janasana) was a Brahmin of the Ajivika sect. Bindusara’s wife, Queen Subhadrangi (alias Queen Aggamahesi) was a Brahmin also of the Ajivika sect from Champa (present Bhagalpur district). It is notable that Chanakya, the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty and chief guru of Emperor Chandragupta was also an Ajivika.
