222 BCE. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict. The third Mauryan emperor, Ashoka (r. ca. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union. 264 BCE The Mamertines at Messana on Sicily call for Carthaginian and then Roman help in defence. Malik Kafur Lays siege on the Kakatiya Capital Warangal and Extracts Tribute. 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. [8][9] The Hindu Puranas also mention Bindusara in their genealogies of Mauryan rulers. [20], According to the Mahavamsa, Bindusara reigned for 28 years, while according to the Puranas, he ruled for 25 years. Year 276 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. 273 BCE. Over the centuries, Ramesses II (c. 1303–1213 BCE) has been the favored pharaoh of the Exodus. p. 01. sfn error: no target: CITEREFDurga_Prasad_Dikshit1980 (. Pakistan retaliates with similar sanctions, and bans the groups in January. 68 passengers, most of them Pakistanis, are killed by bomb blasts and a blaze on a train travelling from New Delhi to the Pakistani city of Lahore. 'Administrative Organisation and Social and Cultural Policy.' The kingdom is mentioned, however, in early Tamil literature, and on one of the Pillars of Ashoka (273 - 232 BCE). Over the next seven days, he placed the foetus in the belly of a goat freshly killed each day. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal, founds. [37] The Vamsatthappakasini (the Mahavamsa commentary) names this man as Janasana, based on a commentary on Majjhima Nikaya. Leading scholar of generation c. 273 BCE-231 BCE Simon the Just, the High Priest — whom Alexander the Great bowed to when he entered Jerusalem — died in the year 273 BCE. 273–232 B.C. What happened in 500 BC in Greece? 80 BCE. 264 BCE - 241 BCE First Punic War. Like Dipavamsa, it omits Chandragupta's name altogether. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BCE). (to 1977). Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period. Dhana Nanda, king of Magadha, is killed by Chandragupta Maurya . Groundbreaking meeting is held between government and moderate Kashmir separatists. The little-known terrorist group Indian Mujahideen claims responsibility. [9], The prose version of Ashokavadana names three sons of Bindusara: Sushima, Ashoka and Vigatashoka. Ashoka becomes emperor of the Mauryan Empire in India. He later attacks Madurai. Indian Army launches operations to evict Pakistani forces occupying Indian positions on the icy heights in. Therefore, he approached the 500 royal councillors, and suggested appointing Ashoka as the emperor after Bindusara's death, pointing out that the devatas had predicted his rise as the universal ruler. Pyrrhus of Epirus attacks Macedon and Sparta. Sulla moves the Olympic Games to Rome for a single Olympiad. 261 Asoka (Ashoka), grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, has been ruling the great Maurya Empire since around the year 273. India and Russia sign deals worth $700 million, according to which Moscow will supply Uranium to Delhi. India marks the birth of its billionth citizen. [16] The Jain text Parishishta-Parvan names the queen as Durdhara, and states that Chanakya entered the room the very moment she collapsed. [12], Evidence for presence of Hominins with Acheulean technology 150,000–100,000 BCE in Tamil Nadu.[13]. Based on his observations of the Queen's pregnancy, he prophesied Ashoka's future greatness. One day, Chandragupta, not knowing about the poison, shared his food with his pregnant wife. Socrates - Socrates - The legacy of Socrates: Socrates’ thought was so pregnant with possibilities, his mode of life so provocative, that he inspired a remarkable variety of responses. The couple had two sons: Ashoka and Vigatashoka. When she was born, an astrologer predicted that one of her sons would be a king, and the other a religious man. This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. [4] While these legends can be used to make several inferences about Bindusara's reign, they are not entirely reliable because of the close association between Ashoka and Buddhism. End of the Early Dynastic II Period and the beginning of the Early Dynastic IIIa Period in Mesopotamia. Long before that, Greek-speaking settlers came to this fertile coastline and established a city called Poseidonia and a sanctuary of Hera. Ashoka and Tishya were born to the same mother. He was the son of the dynasty's founder Chandragupta and the father of its most famous ruler Ashoka. His only surviving work is Catasterisms, a book about constellations. 70 BCE. 297 BCE - c. 273 BCE Chandragupta's son, Bindusara, rules and expands the Mauryan Empire. However, he died after being tricked into a pit of burning charcoal by Ashoka's well-wisher Radhagupta. 206 BCE - 205 BCE The Romans conquer Gades. Life of Gaius Julius Caesar, founder of the Roman Empire. [10] Some Greek sources also mention him by the name "Amitrochates" or its variations. Founder of Khiliji Dynasty. Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of, Nationalisation of the Indian insurance sector. 267 CE The Goths sack Athens, Corinth, Sparta, and Argos. India, Pakistan mass troops on common border amid mounting fears of a looming war. The US gives India access to civilian nuclear technology while India agrees to greater scrutiny for its nuclear programme. 220 BC : The writing system of China becomes standardized by the government. c. 320 BCE - c. 180 BCE. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gurges and Clepsina (or, less frequently, year 478 Ab urbe condita). This is attested by several sources, including the various Puranas and the Mahavamsa. After seven days, Chandragupta's son was "born". [12] The Dipavamsa, on the other hand, names Bindusara as the son of the king Shushunaga. 232 BCE. [35] A fragmentary inscription at Sanchi, in the ruins of the 3rd century BCE Temple 40, perhaps refers to Bindusara, which might suggest his connection with the Buddhist order at Sanchi. Indian cricket team cancels planned tour of Pakistan. I'm a cultural historian specialising in the history of disability and of facial differences in particular. Pingalavatsa returned to the court after Bindusara's death. The different versions of Vayu Purana call him Bhadrasara or Nandasara. NCERT. 266 BCE Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia, along with . [20], Pallavas became a major power during the reign of Mahendravarman I (571 – 630 CE), Establishment of Hindu College (Presidency College, now Presidency University, Kolkata). Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President, US lifts sanctions which it imposed against. All poleis or city-states in Magna Graecia come under Roman control. After the inconclusive Battle of Beneventum, Roman commander and statesman, Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, negotiates a peace with Pyrrhus, after which Pyrrhus decides to end his campaign in Italy and return to Epirus, which results in the loss of all his Italian holdings. The leader of the mission to Sri Lanka, Mahendra (Mahinda), is described as Ashoka’s son. Meanwhile, Bindusara came to know about the detailed circumstances of his birth, and implored Chanakya to resume his ministerial duties. According to various histories and traditions, the Shang people originated along the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow river. India announces "pause" in peace process with Pakistan. Mahavira of the 24th Tirthankara is born. [28][29][30] Bindusara's request for a sophist probably reflects his intention to learn about the Greek philosophy. [36], Based on these legends, scholars such as A. L. Basham conclude that Bindusara patronized the Ajivikas. Bindusara did not like Ashoka because his "limbs were hard to the touch". Start studying Roman History Midterm 1: Dates. One of his associates, Aristippus of Cyrene—his followers were called “Cyrenaics,” and their school flourished for a century and a half—affirmed that pleasure is the highest good. See also the list of Governors-General of India, list of Prime Ministers of India and Years in India. The state of Jammu and Kashmir was divided into two separate union territories known as Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh by Scrapping Article 370 of Indian constitution. Bindusara asked him to assess the ability of the princes to be the next emperor, as the two watched the princes play. Ashoka then sent a carriage to bring back Janasana, who was residing at an unnamed place far from the capital, Pataliputra. Timeline Search. Bindusara consolidated the empire created by his father. [39], All sources agree that Bindusara was succeeded by his son Ashoka, although they provide varying descriptions of the circumstances of this succession. The Armenian Genocide (also known by other names) was the systematic mass murder and ethnic cleansing of around one million ethnic Armenians from Anatolia and adjoining regions by the Ottoman Empire and its ruling party, the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), during World War I. According to Sinhalese tradition, Buddhism was first brought to Sri Lanka by a mission sent out from eastern India during the reign of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka (c. 273–232 bce). At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay. However, there is no evidence of this. Paestum, on the coast of Italy, 250 kilometers to the southeast of Rome, became a colony of Rome in 273 BCE. End of the Carthaginian presence on the Iberian Peninsula. Sugar was first produced from sugarcane plants in northern India sometime after the first century. India's largest-ever rural jobs scheme is launched, aimed at lifting around 60 million families out of poverty. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah. Bifacial handaxes and cleavers are typical assemblages recovered of this culture. India, along with Brazil, Germany and Japan, launches an application for a permanent seat on the. It amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship for members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhiist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities, who had fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before December 2014. To • A.D. 273 – Library of Alexandria partially destroyed by Aurelian. Bindusara was initially apprehensive about her low class, but made her the chief queen after learning about her Brahmin descent. (Police and officials blamed the fire on a Muslim mob; a 2005 government investigation said it was an accident, though later court and SIT report held Muslim mob responsible.). The eldest of these was Sumana, and the youngest was Tishya (or Tissa). Daniélou, however, believes that Bindusara brought the southern territories of the Cheras, the Cholas and the Satyaputras under nominal Mauryan control, although he could not overcome their armies. He was also the director of the Library of Alexandria. 89 BCE. India matches Pakistan's declaration of a Kashmir ceasefire. [10] The stone tool artifacts in this assemblage have been identified as a part of the second inter-pluvial period in India. Hasenpflug, Rainer, The Inscriptions of the Indus civilisation Norderstedt, Germany, 2006. I'm Dr Marjorie Gehrhardt from the University of Reading in the UK. Search through the entire ancient history timeline. Eratosthenes, Greek scientific writer, astronomer, and poet, who made the first measurement of the size of Earth for which any details are known. India and Pakistan fire at each other's military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year. When Ashoka grew up, the Queen told him that Janasana had forecast his greatness. Bindusara's life is not documented as well as the lives of these two emperors: much of the information about him comes from legendary accounts written several hundred years after his death. From. [36], The Mahavamsa commentary states that Janasana (also Jarasona or Jarasana) was the Queen's kulupaga (ascetic of the royal household). [9], The name "Bindusara", with slight variations, is attested by the Buddhist texts such as Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa ("Bindusaro"); the Jain texts such as Parishishta-Parvan; as well as the Hindu texts such as Vishnu Purana ("Vindusara"). Subandhu, while pretending to appease Chanakya, burned him to death. [2] The Jain work Rajavali-Katha states that his birth name was Simhasena. This makes both 'sides' unhappy but that is the way it was. He cut off the queen's head and cut open her belly with a sword to take out the foetus. As a result, Chanakya, who was already a very old man by this time, retired and decided to starve himself to death. The minister thought that Sushima was unworthy of being an emperor. After confirming the story with the nurses, Bindusara started hating Chanakya. Series of explosions kills 49 in Ahmedabad, in Gujarat state. India and Pakistan sign an agreement aimed at reducing the risk of accidental nuclear war. India, Pakistan agree to resume direct air links and to allow overflights. Hi! Many Sikhs were killed due to the assassination of Indira Gandhi. Ashoka then entered the city without opposition, and the devatas declared that he would rule the entire earth one day. As part of this revenge Poseidonia became a Latin colony with the name Paestum in 273 BCE. Timeline: 3rd Century BCE (300 to 201) ... 261 Asoka (Ashoka), grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, has been ruling the great Maurya Empire since around the year 273. Resounding general election victory gives governing Congress-led alliance of PM. [7], The Divyavadana version states that Pingalavatsa was an Ajivika parivrajaka (wandering teacher). 500 BCE Ancient Nok culture emerges in what is now Nigeria. Once, when the Emperor was pleased with her hairdressing skills, she expressed her desire to be a queen. India becomes a member of Missile Technology Control Regime. These kingdoms now overshadow the many small city-states of Greece . [3], Buddhist sources that provide information about Bindusara include Divyavadana (including Ashokavadana and Pamsupradanavadana), Dipavamsa, Mahavamsa, Vamsatthappakasini (also known as Mahvamsa Tika or "Mahavamsa commentary"), Samantapasadika, and the 16th century writings of Taranatha. Therefore, Chanakya named him Bindusara, meaning "the strength of the drop". [10], The Mahabhashya names Chandragupta's successor as Amitra-ghata (Sanskrit for "slayer of enemies"). At least nine people are killed in a bomb explosion at the main mosque in Hyderabad. 273 BCE Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancient Indian emperor, grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire. When his army reached Takshashila, the residents of the city approached him. Several others are killed in subsequent rioting. *Sato, Tsugitaka (2014). Based on this, Sen concludes that Bindusara did not extend the Mauryan empire, but managed to retain the territories he inherited from Chandragupta. What happened in 464 BCE and immediately after that changed the relationship between Sparta and Athens? He gives up the kingly pastime of … Government announces its strongest economic growth figures for 20 years – 9.4% in the year to March. [31][32] According to Sailendra Nath Sen, this appears to have happened during Bindusara's reign. The five gunmen die in the assault. This time, Sushima was sent to quell the rebellion, but he failed in the task. [6], Sailendra Nath Sen notes that the Mauryan empire already extended from the western sea (beside Saurashtra) to the eastern sea (beside Bengal) during Chandragupta's reign. [38] The Buddhist text Manjushri-Mula-Kalpa claims that he ruled for 70 years, which is not historically accurate. ), is one of the most famous rulers in Indian history. Shortly after this, Subandhu himself had to retire and become a monk due to Chanakya's curse. [20], The Buddhist texts Samantapasadika and Mahavamsa suggest that Bindusara followed Brahmanism, calling him a "Brahmana bhatto" ("votary of the Brahmanas"). Ptolemy becomes the first ruler of a dynasty that will control 22 His theory is based on the fact that the ancient Tamil literature alludes to Vamba Moriyar (Mauryan conquest), although it does not provide any details about the Mauryan expeditions. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Claudus and Clepsina (or, less frequently, year 483 Ab urbe condita ). Bindusara's wives, jealous of her beauty, trained her as the royal barber. As a result, Ashoka came back to Pataliputra and sat on the throne after Bindusara’s death in c. 273 BCE. In a surprise announcement, the government withdraws high denomination notes from circulation causing chaotic scenes at banks across the country as customers try to exchange old notes. India wins cricket world cup after 28 years under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. [21], Alain Daniélou believes that Bindusara inherited an empire that included the Deccan region, and made no territorial additions to the empire. [22] Sailendra Nath Sen believes that he died around 273-272 BCE, and that his death was followed by a four-year struggle of succession, after which his son Ashoka became the emperor in 269-268 BCE. So, he told Bindusara that Chanakya had cut open the belly of his mother. [12], Historian Upinder Singh estimates that Bindusara ascended the throne around 297 BCE. Mauryan rule in the Gandhara region, beginning with Chandragupta Maurya . Establishment of. Pyrrhus of Epirus attacks Macedon and Sparta. 273: The emperor Aurelian destroys the rebellious city of Palmyra in Zenobia's kingdom 274: The emperor Aurelian defeats Zenobia and brings her as a hostage to Roma, reuniting the … On the way back to Pataliputra, he was converted to Buddhism by one Assagutta. Ashoka, Indian emperor, who has ruled the Maurya Empire across the Indian subcontinent from 273 BC (b. [20] Pliny states that the Egyptian king Philadelphus sent an envoy named Dionysius to India. The Queen requested him to leave the kingdom before the Emperor forced him to provide an answer. 191 BCE Delphi comes under Roman control. [5][6][7] The Jain sources include the 12th century Parishishta-Parvan by Hemachandra and the 19th century Rajavali-Katha by Devachandra. The Greeks call him Amitrachates, the Sanskrit equivalent of Amitragatha", "The Minister Cāṇakya, from the Pariśiṣtaparvan of Hemacandra", "Avneet Kaur joins 'Chandra Nandni' opposite Siddharth Nigam", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bindusara&oldid=1022718682, All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 12 May 2021, at 02:43. However, Bindusara became angry when he heard this suggestion. 268 BCE Ashoka becomes emperor of the Mauryan Empire in India. Now, as to why Ashoka did that is kind of a mystery. India launches its first space laboratory Astrosat in its biggest project since its Mars orbiter mission in 2014. ... the names of the kings that ruled for a period of 273 years at Anyang. Falling public support leads to a Congress defeat in general election. He is disgusted by his wars of expansion and converts to Buddhism. Most of these tools were composed of the metamorphic rock quartzite. Pakistan test-fires three medium-range surface-to-surface Ghauri missiles, which are capable of carrying nuclear warheads. [20], K. 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[17], The Rajavali-Katha states that Chandragupta's prime minister Chanakya accompanied him to the forest for retirement, after handing over the administration to Bindusara. In addition, Bindusara was given the title Devanampriya ("The Beloved of the Gods"), which was also applied to his successor Ashoka. [5] The prose version of Ashokavadana states that Bindusara was the son of Nanda and a 10th-generation descendant of Bimbisara. Afghanistan - Afghanistan - Historical beginnings (to the 7th century ce): In the 6th century bce the Achaemenian ruler Cyrus II (the Great) established his authority over the area. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan, to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on parliament. India's first commercial space rocket is launched, carrying an Italian satellite. Pingalavatsa recognized Ashoka as the most suitable prince, but did not give a definitive answer to the Emperor, since Ashoka was not Bindusara's favourite son. Nationalisation of 14 major private Banks. Alauddin Khalji sends Malik Kafur to South. [18] According to the Vamsatthappakasini (Mahavamsa Tika), the name of Ashoka's mother was Dhamma. The 16th century Tibetan Buddhist author Taranatha credits his administration with extensive territorial conquests in southern India, but some historians doubt the historical authenticity of this claim. Pakistani forces shelled the village of Arnia about three km (two miles) from the border in the early hours of Monday 6 June, killing five and wounding at least two dozen civilians. Health ministry figures put the total at between 2 million and 3.1 million cases, compared with previous estimates of more than 5 million. 240 Sparta refused Athenian help during a helot revolt What happened at Eurymedon in 467 BCE… India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile – the Agni – off its eastern coast. (c. 340 - 273 BCE) Roman patrician and politician from the turn of the 4th and 3rd century BCE. Spills over into the Indian Ocean as, Kingdom of Mewar under Rana Sanga defeats the, the Kingdom of Mewar under Rana Sanga again defeats Lodi Empire under Ibrahim Lodi in the. He was the builder of the first aqueduct, the Aqua Appia (312 BCE) and the first beaten road, Via Appia. Technology similar to contemporary artifacts found used by Homo sapiens in Africa found in Jwalapuram around 74000 BCE. The Goths sack Athens, Corinth, Sparta, and Argos. c. 191 BCE The Achaean League signs a treaty of alliance with Rome. Maratha army of 600 defeats a much larger army of the, Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates, Maratha Empire under Bajirao defeats Mughal Empire, in response for an appeal for help from. Kehot Publication Society and Merkos Publications, the publishing divisions of the Lubavitch movement, have brought Torah education to nearly every Jewish community in the world, and are the world's largest publisher of Jewish literature. [6] The Greek writers Strabo and Athenaeus call him Allitrochades and Amitrochates respectively; these names are probably derived from the Sanskrit title. Antigonus succeeded him as inheritor of the Oral Tradition ( Avos 1:3). [17][18], Over the course of next 1000–1500 years, inhabitants of the Civilization developed new techniques in handicraft (carnelian products, seal carving) and metallurgy (copper, bronze, lead, and tin) had elaborate urban planning, baked brick houses, efficient drainage systems, water supply systems, and clusters of large non-residential buildings. Ancient Egypt: Egypt: 1492-1600: 22: 300 BCE (ca.) India says the number of its people with HIV or AIDS is about half of earlier official tallies. The years after 500 BCE saw the Greek city-states, under the leadership of Athens and Sparta, see off an attempt by the mighty Persian Empire to conquer them. India begins to withdraw some of its troops from Kashmir. Congress suffers its worst electoral defeat ever as BJP emerges as the largest single party. Bindusara (r. c. 297 – c. 273 BCE), also Amitraghāta or Amitrakhāda (Sanskrit for "slayer of enemies" or “devourer of enemies”) [1][2] or Amitrochates (Greek: Ἀμιτροχάτης)[2] was the second Mauryan emperor of India. He also had the title 'Devanampriya'. The fall of the Roman Kingdom ushered in the Roman Republic. 268 BCE - 232 BCE. BJP forms coalition government under Prime Minister. [36][6], Historical evidence suggests that Bindusara died in the 270s BCE. It names two officials – Khallataka and Radhagupta – who helped his son Ashoka became the emperor after his death. 273 BCE Rome conquers the Etruscan town of Cerveteri. Telangana and other princely states are integrated into Indian union. Carthage cedes Sicily to Rome. To save the child, he cut open the dead queen's womb and took the baby out. [6][33], Some Buddhist texts mention that an Ajivika astrologer or priest at Bindusara's court prophesied the future greatness of the prince Ashoka. [8], Both Buddhist and Jain texts mention a legend about how Bindusara got his name. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence against Hindus in Kashmir resulting in, An economic reform programme is begun by Prime Minister. East India company is formed in England. [5], Chandragupta had a marriage alliance with the Seleucids, which has led to speculation that Bindusara's mother might have been Greek or Macedonian. Bindusara (r. c. 297 – c. 273 BCE), also Amitraghāta or Amitrakhāda (Sanskrit for "slayer of enemies" or “devourer of enemies”) [1][2] or Amitrochates (Greek: Ἀμιτροχάτης)[2] was the second Mauryan emperor of India. Actual war seems imminent. [12], According to the prose version of Ashokavadana, Bindusara's favourite son Sushima once playfully threw his gauntlet at the prime minister, Khallataka. Following approval by the US Congress, President, India successfully launches its first mission to the moon, the unmanned lunar probe. 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