Historical Figure

Bindusara

Mauryan emperor from 297 to 273 BCE

About Bindusara

Bindusara was the second Mauryan emperor of Magadha in Ancient India. The ancient Greco-Roman writers called him Amitrochates, a name likely derived from his Sanskrit title Amitraghāta.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Empire322 BCE – 185 BCE

Maurya Empire

The first empire to unite most of the Indian subcontinent, founded by Chandragupta Maurya with the counsel of Chanakya (Kautilya), and reaching its greatest extent and moral influence under Emperor Ashoka, who embraced Buddhism after the devastating Kalinga War.