Bindusara was the second Mauryan emperor, ruling between which two other rulers?

Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka. The answer is Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka. Bindusara was the second Mauryan king. Chandragupta Maurya was his father. Ashoka was his son. World History dates his rule to about 297 to 273 BCE. The other options pair him with kings who were not his father and son. Memory hook: Bindusara is the middle Mauryan. Read more: The Mauryan Empire, Ashoka and His Edicts, Seleucus Nicator.

Which three things did Bindusara ask Antiochus I to send him?

Sweet wine, dried figs and a sophist. Sweet wine, dried figs and a sophist are the answer. Athenaeus tells the story and names Hegesander as his source. A sophist is a Greek teacher of wisdom. Antiochus sent the wine and figs but refused the sophist. The other lists are not in the story. Memory hook: two gifts came, the philosopher stayed. Read more: The Mauryan Empire, Ashoka and His Edicts, Seleucus Nicator.

Which Greek writer records the letter from Bindusara to Antiochus I asking for wine and figs?

Athenaeus. Athenaeus is the answer. He wrote the Deipnosophistae and calls the Indian king Amitrochates. He says Hegesander told the story. Strabo is the writer who calls Bindusara Allitrochades. Plutarch and Herodotus do not tell this story. Memory hook: Athenaeus is the one with the figs. Read more: The Mauryan Empire, Ashoka and His Edicts, Seleucus Nicator.

Which Sanskrit title is thought to lie behind the Greek name Amitrochates?

Amitraghata. Amitraghata is the answer. It means slayer of foes. Puratattva notes that Athenaeus's Amitrochates matches it. Bindusara is the king's own name in Indian texts. Kautilya is another name of Chanakya. Susima was Bindusara's eldest son. Memory hook: Amitraghata is the title, Bindusara the name. Read more: The Mauryan Empire, Ashoka and His Edicts, Seleucus Nicator.

Which Greek ambassador was sent to the court of Bindusara?

Deimachus. Deimachus is the answer. Attalus cites Strabo for his post at the court of Bindusara. Megasthenes served at the court of Chandragupta. Dionysius was sent by Ptolemy II, and we cannot tell if he reached Bindusara or Ashoka. Hegesander is the source of the wine story. Memory hook: Deimachus served the middle Mauryan. Read more: The Mauryan Empire, Ashoka and His Edicts, Seleucus Nicator.

Where did Bindusara first send his son Ashoka to put down a revolt?

Taxila. Taxila is the answer. World History says Ashoka was about 18 when he went there. A revolt had broken out. Later Bindusara sent him to govern Ujjain. Pataliputra was the capital. Vidisha was the city of Devi, whom Ashoka is said to have loved. Memory hook: Taxila first, then Ujjain. Read more: The Mauryan Empire, Ashoka and His Edicts, Seleucus Nicator.

Which writer's claim is behind the idea that Bindusara conquered the south?

Taranatha. Taranatha is the answer. He is a Tibetan writer. He says Chanakya helped destroy sixteen states, which made Bindusara master of the land between the seas. Puratattva says there is no reliable evidence for a Deccan conquest. Strabo and Athenaeus say nothing of it. Memory hook: the south claim is a Taranatha claim. Read more: The Mauryan Empire, Ashoka and His Edicts, Seleucus Nicator.

Whom did Bindusara send to Taxila when it rebelled for the second time?

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