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Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta Maurya (350–295 BCE) was the Emperor of Magadha from 322 BC to 297 BC and founder of the Mauryan dynasty which ruled over a geographically-extensive empire based in Magadha. He reigned from 320 BCE to 298 BCE.
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.
Jul 3, 2018 · In fact, Chandragupta Maurya was married off to his distant cousin, from his maternal side, one of his eldest uncle’s daughter, Durdhara. She died of poisoning and posthumously gave birth to ...
Jul 3, 2024 · Chandragupta Maurya was married to two women. Durdhara was his first wife, and with her, he had a son named Bindusara. Helena was his second wife. It is believed that she had too had a son, although nothing is known about him. Bindusara, also known as Amitraghta or Amitrochates, was India's second Mauryan emperor.
Dec 1, 2016 · At the age of 20, Chandragupta married his first wife – Durdhara. Daughter of his maternal uncle, she was the main consort of Chandragupta Maurya. He then married Helena, a Greek Princess at the age of 40. She was the daughter of Seleucus Nicator.
Sep 18, 2016 · 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.
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.
