Short note on Ashoka,Chandragupta Maurya and Bindusara
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Several Greeks remained at the Mauryan court as ambassadors to the Hellenistic world. Chandragupta Maurya was succeed by his son, Bindusara, in 298 BCE, and then by Bindusara's son, Ashoka the Great, in 272 BCE. Under Ashoka the Great, the Maurya Empire expanded into the southern part of the Indian subcontinent.
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Ashoka (or Asoka) was India's great emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty of India who ruled from 232-304BC. His name means "He who is loved by the Gods and who is friendly to everyone". Ashoka is often cited as one of India's greatest emperors. After a number of military conquests, he reigned over much of present-day India.
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya (reign: 321–298 BCE) was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India. ... Chandragupta with his counsellor Chanakya thereafter together built one of the largest empires ever on the Indian subcontinent. According to Jain sources, he then renounced it all, became a monk in the Jain tradition.
Bimbisara, 558 BC-491 BC was a king of the Magadha empire from 543 BC to his death and belonged to the Hariyanka dynasty. ... Bimbisara used marriage alliances to strengthen his position. His first wife was Kosala-devi, the daughter of Maha Kosala the king of Kosala, and a sister of Prasenjit.
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Several Greeks remained at the Mauryan court as ambassadors to the Hellenistic world. Chandragupta Maurya was succeed by his son, Bindusara, in 298 BCE, and then by Bindusara's son, Ashoka the Great, in 272 BCE. Under Ashoka the Great, the Maurya Empire expanded into the southern part of the Indian subcontinent.
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