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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.
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.
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] .
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.
Chandragupta (died c. 297 bce, Shravanbelagola, India) was the founder of the Mauryan dynasty (reigned c. 321– c. 297 bce) and the first emperor to unify most of India under one administration. He is credited with saving the country from maladministration and freeing it from foreign domination.
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.
