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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 ...
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.
Jul 18, 2024 · 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.
Oct 1, 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.
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 ...
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 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 .
Susima (also Sushima) was the crown prince of the Maurya Empire of ancient India and the eldest son and heir-apparent of the second Mauryan emperor Bindusara.
According to Buddhist legend, it so happened one day that Chandragupta Maurya was not aware of this and shared his food which had poison with his heavily pregnant wife. Chanakya who had just then entered the hall realised that she would die.
Revolt of Uttrapath. Susima was the eldest son of Bindusara. He ruled in Uttrapath as a provincial governor. Being dissatisfied with the Maurya ministers, the people of Taxila rose in revolt. Susima failed to suppress this revolt. Then Bindusara sent his other son, prince Ashoka to quell the revolt.
