Who was bindusar? Write few lines about it
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Bindusara (r. c. 297 – c. 273 BCE) was the second Mauryan emperor of India. He was the son of the dynasty's founder Chandragupta, and the father of its most famous ruler Ashoka. Much of the information about him comes from legendary accounts written several hundred years after his death. Bindusara consolidated the empire created by his father. Chanakya also remained the chief advisor of Bindusara. Bindusara was an able monarch who was successful in consolidating the empire established by his father, while other sources suggest he successfully campaigned in the Deccan and ended his quest near present-day Karnataka, presumably because of the camaraderie shared by the Mauryas with the Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas ruling the extreme southern territories. He was also successful in suppressing uprisings of people in Takshashila and those of the northern mountain kingdoms against his government by commissioning his able son Ashoka in such pursuit.