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.

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Bindusara 0

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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

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Bindusara alsoKnownAs Amitrochates