Bindusara

Bindusara:

-He was emperor of the Maurya Empire from 297 BC 272 BC.

-Bindusara extended his empire further as far as south Mysore.

-He conquered sixteen states and extended the empire from sea to sea.

-The empire included the whole of India except the region of Kalinga (modern Orissa) and the Tamil kingdoms of the south.

-Kalinga was conquered by Bindusara's son Ashoka.

-He is said to have conquered 'the land between the two seas', presumably the Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal.

-He had two well-known sons, Susima and Ashoka, who were the viceroys of Taxila and Ujjain.

-The Greeks called him Amitrochates or Allitrochades derived from Sanskrit word 'Amitraghata' (Slayer of enemies).

-He was also called 'Ajatashatru' (Man with no enemies) in Sanskrit (not to be confused with Ajatashatru who ruled Magadha Empire 491 BC 461 BC and was son of King Bimbisara).