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...
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with Helena and Bindusara. Nandini is teaching other royal kids at a Gurukul. Chandra brings Nandini back to Magadh and as Bindusara's nanny. Nanda and...
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Maurya Empire (section Bindusara)
revolt is unknown, but Bindusara could not suppress it in his lifetime. It was crushed by Ashoka after Bindusara's death. Bindusara maintained friendly diplomatic...
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when Magadha is ruled by Emperor Bindusara Maurya. Bindusara's step-mother, Helena conspires against him. Bindusara is attacked but is saved by a Brahmin...
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India and the eldest son and heir-apparent of the second Mauryan emperor Bindusara. He was next in line for his father's throne, but was defeated in a succession...
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Mother of Ashoka (section Marriage to Bindusara)
took her to Pataliputra, and offered him in marriage to Emperor Bindusara. Bindusara considered the woman an auspicious celestial maiden, and inducted...
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legacy. Bindusara, Chandragupta's son, assumed the throne around 297 BCE. He kept the empire running smoothly while maintaining its lands. Bindusara's son...
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is stated by this text to be the mother of the second Mauryan emperor, Bindusara also known as Amitraghāta. According to the Jain tradition, after Chandragupta...
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empire to avoid Bindusara's wrath. While legends suggest that Bindusara disliked Ashoka's ugly appearance, they also state that Bindusara gave him important...
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and Prime Minister of the both emperors Chandragupta Maurya and his son Bindusara. There is little documented historical information about Chanakya: most...
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