Bindusara
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Bindusara was the second Mauryan emperor of Magadha in Ancient India. The ancient Greco-Roman writers called him Amitrochates, a name likely derived from his Sanskrit title Amitraghāta.
A silver coin of 1 karshapana of the Maurya empire, period of Bindusara Maurya about 297–273 BC, workshop of Pataliputra. Obv: Symbols with a Sun Rev: Symbol Dimensions: 14 x 11 mm Weight: 3.4 g.
An inscription at Temple 40 in Sanchi suggests Bindusura may have been connected to its construction and to Buddhism. 3rd century BCE
Conjectural reconstruction of timber-built Temple 40 in Sanchi.
Ashoka pillar at Vaishali, Bihar, India 2007 01 29
Chanakya
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Chanakya, according to legendary narratives preserved in various traditions dating from the 4th to 11th century CE, was a Brahmin who assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta in his rise to pow
Bindusara
…name was Simhasena. Both Buddhist and Jain texts mention a legend about how Bindusara got his name. Both accounts state that Chandragupta's minister Chanakya used to mix small doses of poison in the emperor's food to build his immunity against possible poisoning attempts. One day, Chandragupta, not knowing…
Chanakya as depicted on the cover of R. Shamasastry's 1915 translation of Arthashastra