INDIAN HISTORY

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Which Mauryan ruler was called ‘Amitraghat’ by Greek writers?
A
Dasharatha
B
Chandragupta Maurya
C
Bindusara
D
Ashoka
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bindusara was the son Chandragupta Maurya and was the second Mauryan emperor of India. He was also known as Amitrochates (in Greek) or Amitraghata (in Sanskrit) meaning Slayer of all enemies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bindusara was the son of Chandragupta Maurya and father of Asoka the great. He was called Amitraghata which means slayer (ghata) of all enemies (amitra).

Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: The son of the Maurya dynasty’s founder Chandragupta Maurya and also the second Mauryan emperor of India, Bindusara (born c. 320 BCE-died 272/3 BCE) was famously known as Amitraghata (or Amitrochates) by the Greeks, which in Sanskrit means the slayer of enemies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chandragupta Maurya (c. 321-c. 297 BCE), known as Sandrakottos (or Sandrokottos) to the Greeks, was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty (4th-2nd century BCE) and is credited with the setting up of the first (nearly) pan-Indian empire.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. The term ‘’Amitraghata” is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘slayer of enemies’. The King Bindusara is referred to as the Amitraghata by Patanjali in his text Mahabhashya.

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