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Write a short note on Bindusara.

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Bindusaraascended to theMauryanthrone after ChandraguptaMauryaand ruleduptothe year 273 BC. He was an ambitious king who defeated as many as 16 rulers and establishedMauryanauthority over large parts of South India. The Greek historianAthenacuscalls him the ‘slayer of foes’. During his rule, the region ofTaxilasaw a rebellion. It was suppressed by his sonAshokawhom he had appointed as the governor.Bindusarais known to have ruled his empire firmly and maintained amicable relations with the Greek rulers.



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