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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 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.
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.
May 31, 2009 · Bindusara is known as “The Son of a Great Father and the Father of a Great Son” because he was the son of a great father Chandragupta Maurya and father of a great son Ashoka, the Great. 10. Bindusara had friendly relationships with Syrian King Antiochus-I .
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.
Bindusara's wife, Empress Subhadrangi was a Brahmin also of the Ajivika religion from Champa (present Bhagalpur district). Bindusara is credited with giving several grants to Brahmin monasteries ( Brahmana-bhatto ).
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.
Oct 12, 2022 · New Delhi: Bindusara is most remembered in history as the son of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan Empire, and the father of one of India’s greatest rulers, Ashoka. As a result, the reign of Bindusara himself is not a widely discussed subject, and the man is not a celebrated figure.
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.
