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Bindusara's wives, jealous of her beauty, trained her as the imperial barber. Once, when the Emperor was pleased with her hairdressing skills, she expressed her desire to be a queen. Bindusara was initially apprehensive about her low class, but made her the chief empress after learning about her Brahmin descent. The couple had two sons: Ashoka ...
Susima was born to Bindusara and his chief queen, Charumitra. He had several younger half-siblings, including Ashoka, born to Bindusara's second wife, Subhadrangi. Susima was well-educated and trained in the arts of war and statecraft. He was also a skilled archer and horseman. When Bindusara fell ill in 273 BC, Susima was the clear heir to the ...
Ayaan Zubair Rahmani as Child Prince Bindusara Maurya of Magadha (2017) Avneet Kaur as Princess Charumitra/Charumati Maurya – Bindusara's first wife. Chandragupta and durdhara's daughter in law. (2017) [7] Prerna Sharma as Dharma Maurya – Nandini's adopted daughter; Bindusara's second wife. Chandragupta and durdhara's daughter in law(2017)
Accordingly, her father took her to Pataliputra, and offered him in marriage to Emperor Bindusara. [11] [12] Bindusara considered the woman an auspicious celestial maiden, and inducted her into his palace. The emperor's concubines, who were jealous of her beauty, did not let her sleep with the emperor, and instead trained her as a barber. She ...
Bindusara's wife, Empress Subhadrangi was a Brahmin [94] also of the Ajivika religion from Champa (present Bhagalpur district). Bindusara is credited with giving several grants to Brahmin monasteries (Brahmana-bhatto). [95] Historical evidence suggests that Bindusara died in the 270s BCE. According to Upinder Singh, Bindusara died around 273 ...
The legend does not name this princess, but later names Durdhara as the mother of Chandragupta's son Bindusara. [2] Nothing is mentioned or known about Durdhara outside of this legend written 1,600 years after Chandragupta's era. Other sources, such as the Burmese Buddhist records do not corroborate the Jain legend. [1]
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but historically she does not formally share the king's political and military powers, unless on occasion acting as regent .
This legend does not name this daughter, although later, it names Durdhara as the mother of Chandragupta's son Bindusara. [8] Nanda's chief minister was Sakadala who had two sons, Sthulabhadra (297-198 BCE) and Srikaya. [9] Srikaya became the king's personal bodyguard. [9] Sthulabhadra loved the royal dancer Rupakosa and lived for 12 years with ...