Amitrochates
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Amitrochates is the Greek name used in ancient sources for the Mauryan emperor Bindusara, the son of Chandragupta Maurya and father of Ashoka.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bindusara | 0 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mauryan emperor
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Amitrochates Bindusara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Pataliputra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Ashoka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Susima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | second Mauryan emperor ⓘ |
| cultureContext | Hellenistic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Maurya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologySuggestedAs | Sanskrit "Amitraghata" (slayer of foes) ⓘ |
| father | Chandragupta Maurya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Ashoka the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameForm | Greek ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Buddhist texts
ⓘ
Greek sources ⓘ Jain texts ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | writings of Greek historians ⓘ |
| mother | Durdhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSuccession | second ruler of the Maurya Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Chandragupta Maurya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Bindusara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 273 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 297 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Ajivika (attributed in some sources) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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