Bindusara

Bindusara ( reign: ca 298-272 BC ) is one of the rulers of the Mauryan dynasty. About his life little is known. He is the successor of Chandragupta Maurya. Legends about his person located in Ashokavadana, in the Sinhalese chronicles and in the Vamsatthappakasini, a commentary on the Mahavamsa. Greek sources familiar with a son named Bindusaras Amitrochates (Sanskrit Amitraghata, " the slayer of foes "), which is often identified with Bindusara.

From its predecessor Chandragupta Bindusara inherited a great empire. There is little evidence beyond the borders of the country and even less is known about the political development under him. It is likely that the Mauryan Empire Total North India occupied at times Chandragupta, a total of maybe 2/3 of the subcontinent. Bindusara was the kingdom may further extended towards the south. Lamotte (see sources), however, assumes that Bindusara only has a few riots, caused by a few of his governors, dejected in his kingdom, and thus preserves the size of his empire.

There is evidence that Bindusara, the Seleucids was in close contact with its neighbors. So he received at his court Daimachos, ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator. Also covered is his regular correspondence with Antiochus I Soter. A certain Dionysius is also mentioned as an envoy of Ptolemy II in the Indian royal residence, but it is unclear to which Indian rulers it was.

The Brahmins had a good stand under Bindusara He encouraged them and their followers. He was also known as interest in a group of wanderers, Parivrajakas. At least took one of them, named Pingalavatsa, an important position at his Court a.

Bindusaras plans for his successor were zunichtegemacht by his son Ashoka. Actually, his eldest son Susima should take dominion. After the death of Ashoka Bindusaras but immediately took the capital of the empire, Pataliputra, and managed with the help of the Minister Radhagupta to ward off any potential successors and to ascend the throne himself.