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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| 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> | ||