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| successor = [[Ashoka]] (son) | | successor = [[Ashoka]] (son) | ||
| death_date = c. 273 BCE | | death_date = c. 273 BCE | ||
| spouse = [[Subhadrangi | Dharma]] | | spouse = [[Subhadrangi|Dharma]] | ||
| issue = [[Susima]], [[Ashoka]], [[Vitashoka]] | | issue = [[Susima]], [[Ashoka]], [[Vitashoka]] | ||
| dynasty = [[Maurya Empire|Maurya]] | | dynasty = [[Maurya Empire|Maurya]] | ||
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=== Territorial conquests === | === Territorial conquests === | ||
[[File:Bindusara Empire.png|thumb|Bindusara Empire 273 BCE]] | |||
The 16th century Tibetan Buddhist author [[Taranatha]] states that [[Chanakya]], one of Bindusara's "great lords", destroyed the nobles and kings of 16 towns and made him master of all the territory between the western and the eastern seas ([[Arabian Sea]] and the [[Bay of Bengal]]). According to some historians, this implies conquest of [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] by Bindusara, while others believe that this only refers to suppression of revolts.{{sfn|Singh|2008|p=331}} | The 16th century Tibetan Buddhist author [[Taranatha]] states that [[Chanakya]], one of Bindusara's "great lords", destroyed the nobles and kings of 16 towns and made him master of all the territory between the western and the eastern seas ([[Arabian Sea]] and the [[Bay of Bengal]]). According to some historians, this implies conquest of [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] by Bindusara, while others believe that this only refers to suppression of revolts.{{sfn|Singh|2008|p=331}} | ||
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Historical evidence suggests that Bindusara died in the 270s BCE. According to Upinder Singh, Bindusara died around 273 BCE.{{sfn|Singh|2008|p=331}} [[Alain Daniélou]] believes that he died around 274 BCE.{{sfn|Daniélou|2003|p=109}} Sailendra Nath Sen believes that he died around 273-272 BCE, and that his death was followed by a four-year struggle of succession, after which his son [[Ashoka]] became the emperor in 269-268 BCE.{{sfn|Sen|1999|p=142}} | Historical evidence suggests that Bindusara died in the 270s BCE. According to Upinder Singh, Bindusara died around 273 BCE.{{sfn|Singh|2008|p=331}} [[Alain Daniélou]] believes that he died around 274 BCE.{{sfn|Daniélou|2003|p=109}} Sailendra Nath Sen believes that he died around 273-272 BCE, and that his death was followed by a four-year struggle of succession, after which his son [[Ashoka]] became the emperor in 269-268 BCE.{{sfn|Sen|1999|p=142}} | ||
[[File:Mauryan King Bindusara Empire.jpg|thumb| Emperor Bindusara Empire]] | |||
According to the ''Mahavamsa'', Bindusara reigned for 28 years, while according to the Puranas, he ruled for 25 years.{{sfn|Romila Thapar|1961|p=13}} The Buddhist text ''[[Mañjuśrī-mūla-kalpa|Manjushri-Mula-Kalpa]]'' claims that he ruled for 70 years, which is not historically accurate.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e9gcAAAAMAAJ |title=Bimbisāra to Aśoka: With an Appendix on the Later Mauryas |author=Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya |publisher=Roy and Chowdhury |year=1977 |page=102 }}</ref> | According to the ''Mahavamsa'', Bindusara reigned for 28 years, while according to the Puranas, he ruled for 25 years.{{sfn|Romila Thapar|1961|p=13}} The Buddhist text ''[[Mañjuśrī-mūla-kalpa|Manjushri-Mula-Kalpa]]'' claims that he ruled for 70 years, which is not historically accurate.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e9gcAAAAMAAJ |title=Bimbisāra to Aśoka: With an Appendix on the Later Mauryas |author=Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya |publisher=Roy and Chowdhury |year=1977 |page=102 }}</ref> | ||