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- Following Bindusara’s death in 272 B.C., Ashoka attacked Pataliputra, defeated and killed all his brothers, including Sushima. Among all his brothers he only spared his younger brother Vithashoka. His coronation took place four years after his ascent to throne.
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Therefore, he approached the 500 imperial councillors, and suggested appointing Ashoka as the emperor after Bindusara's death, pointing out that the devatas had predicted his rise as the universal ruler. Sometime later, Bindusara fell sick and decided to hand over the administration to his successor.
The Mahavamsa states that when Bindusara fell sick, Ashoka returned to Pataliputra from Ujjain and gained control of the capital. After his father's death, Ashoka had his eldest brother killed and ascended the throne. [66] The text also states that Ashoka killed ninety-nine of his half-brothers, including Sumana. [62]
Sep 20, 2024 · Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan dynasty, grandson of its founder Chandragupta and son of the second emperor, Bindusara. Upon Bindusara’s death, Ashoka and his brothers engaged in a war of succession, and Ashoka emerged victorious after several years of conflict.
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Aug 6, 2024 · After Bindusara’s death, his sons engaged in a war of succession, from which Ashoka emerged victorious after several years of conflict. This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica .
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Jan 16, 2020 · As a result, Ashoka came back to Pataliputra and sat on the throne after Bindusara’s death in c. 273 BCE. A civil war erupted and popular legend goes that Ashoka killed 99 of his brothers. While this may be an exaggeration, there definitely was a bitter battle of succession as Ashoka was officially crowned king only four years after he seized ...
5 days ago · Bindusara was succeeded by his son Ashoka, either directly in 272 bce or, after an interregnum of four years, in 268 bce (some historians say c. 265 bce). Ashoka’s reign is comparatively well documented.
Jun 6, 2019 · When Bindusara died in 275 BCE, a two-year war for the throne erupted between Ashoka and his half-brothers. The Vedic sources vary on how many of Ashoka's brothers died—one says that he killed them all while another states that he killed several of them.
