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Bindusara (320 BCE – 273 BCE) (r. c. 297 – c. 273 BCE) was the second Mauryan emperor of Magadha in Ancient India. The ancient Greco-Roman writers called him Amitrochates, a name likely derived from his Sanskrit title Amitraghāta ("slayer of enemies").
Oct 1, 2024 · Bindusara (born c. 320 bce —died 272/3 bce) 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.
He abdicated the throne in favour of his son, Bindusara, and went to Karnataka with Jain monk Bhadrabahu. He had embraced Jainism and is said to have starved himself to death according to the Jain tradition at Shravanabelagola.
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.
May 21, 2024 · Bindusara was the second ruler of the Mauryan dynasty and the son of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan Empire. Though he ruled the large empire for a long period of 25 years, there has been very little mentioned in the historical texts as compared to other rulers of ancient India.
The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia based in Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE. [20] . The empire was centralized by the conquest of the Indo-Gangetic Plain; its capital city was located at Pataliputra (modern Patna).
May 31, 2009 · Bindusara was son of Chandragupta Maurya and Durdhara. He inherited a vast empire from his father Chandragupta Maurya which included Northern, Central and Eastern parts of India along with parts of Afghanistan and Baluchistan. He was born in 320 BC and ruled from 298 BC to 272 BC. 2.
Oct 8, 2024 · Bindusara. Bindusara was the son of Chandragupta, the Mauryan Empire's founder. Several texts, including the Puranas and the Mahavamsa, attest to this. Throughout his term, Chanakya served as Prime Minister. Bindusara maintains cordial diplomatic relations with Greece. Deimachus was the Seleucid emperor Antiochus I's envoy to Bindusara's court.
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Bindusara (298 B.C.-273 B.C.), son of Chandra Gupta, was the second to sit on the throne of the Great Mauryan Dynasty.
