After how many years the coronation of Ashoka took place after the buddha
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Much light is thrown on the history of Asoka by his own inscriptions as they exist on the surface of imperishable rocks. Information about his life and time are also gathered from various Buddhist sources and Indian traditions. There are, of course, many legends and stories about him in Indian literature. The substance of his life, in any case, has been ascertained from reliable sources and accepted as historically established.
Asoka’s father Bindusara was fortunate for inheriting a vast and powerful empire from his father, Chandragupta Maurya. That he was himself powerful is known from the Greek sources in which Bindusara was described as Amitrochates. The word is supposed to have been taken from the Sanskrit word Amitraghatu or the ‘Slayer of Foes’ or Amitra khada, meaning ‘Devourer of Enemies’. Taranatha, the famous Tibetan historian of a later time, wrote in his history of Buddhism that Chanakya or Kautilya, who was the chief minister of Chandragupta, also continued to work in the same capacity under Bindusara. He further writes that “Chanaky accomplished the destruction of the nobles and kings of 16 towns and made Bindusara master of all the territory between eastern and western sea”.
The exact conquests of Bindusara are not clear since his father had conquered vast territories in the west and the east, and in the north and the south. Might be, Amitraghata destroyed some rebellious nobles or small rulers within the empire to strengthen his power and confirm his supremacy.
There is no doubt that Bindusara ruled over his father’s empire effectively and preserved the Maurya Empire successfully. He also maintained good relation with contemporary Greek rulers outside India. It is known from the Greek accounts that Bindusara requested the Syrian King Antiochus I Soter, who was the son of Seleukos Nikator, to buy and send to him sweet wine, dried figs and a learned philosopher. And, the Syrian king wrote back: “We shall send you the figs and the wine, but in Greece the laws forbid a sophist (a man of wisdom) to be sold”. He, however, sent an ambassador named Daimachus to the court of Bindusara. The King of Egypt, Ptolemy Philadelphos, also sent an ambassador to the Maurya Court named Dionysius.
According to traditions, Bindusara had 16 wives, and as many as 101 sons. The name of his eldest son is said to have been Sumana or Susima. His second son was Asoka, and the name of the youngest son was Tishya. According to one tradition, the name of Asoka’s mother was Subhadrangi.
Asoka’s father Bindusara was fortunate for inheriting a vast and powerful empire from his father, Chandragupta Maurya. That he was himself powerful is known from the Greek sources in which Bindusara was described as Amitrochates. The word is supposed to have been taken from the Sanskrit word Amitraghatu or the ‘Slayer of Foes’ or Amitra khada, meaning ‘Devourer of Enemies’. Taranatha, the famous Tibetan historian of a later time, wrote in his history of Buddhism that Chanakya or Kautilya, who was the chief minister of Chandragupta, also continued to work in the same capacity under Bindusara. He further writes that “Chanaky accomplished the destruction of the nobles and kings of 16 towns and made Bindusara master of all the territory between eastern and western sea”.
The exact conquests of Bindusara are not clear since his father had conquered vast territories in the west and the east, and in the north and the south. Might be, Amitraghata destroyed some rebellious nobles or small rulers within the empire to strengthen his power and confirm his supremacy.
There is no doubt that Bindusara ruled over his father’s empire effectively and preserved the Maurya Empire successfully. He also maintained good relation with contemporary Greek rulers outside India. It is known from the Greek accounts that Bindusara requested the Syrian King Antiochus I Soter, who was the son of Seleukos Nikator, to buy and send to him sweet wine, dried figs and a learned philosopher. And, the Syrian king wrote back: “We shall send you the figs and the wine, but in Greece the laws forbid a sophist (a man of wisdom) to be sold”. He, however, sent an ambassador named Daimachus to the court of Bindusara. The King of Egypt, Ptolemy Philadelphos, also sent an ambassador to the Maurya Court named Dionysius.
According to traditions, Bindusara had 16 wives, and as many as 101 sons. The name of his eldest son is said to have been Sumana or Susima. His second son was Asoka, and the name of the youngest son was Tishya. According to one tradition, the name of Asoka’s mother was Subhadrangi.
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