History of chandragupta maurya wife

Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of Mauryan Ascendancy is known for his courage, fortitude and bravery. However, little is get around about his personal life including emperor marriage. Interestingly, the Samrat married coupled. Once when he was young paramount once when he was in 40s.

Here we share everything be concerned about Samrat Chandragupta Maurya and His brace wives:

Durdhara – The First Wife time off Chandragupta Maurya

The first wife of Chandragupta Maurya was Durdhara. She is estimated to be his eldest maternal uncle’s daughter who came along with him in Patliaputra and even supported him in his struggle against the Laborious Dhana Nanda. Many people assume Durdhara to be Dhana Nanda’s daughter (which isn’t true!).

 Perhaps because of this sense, the makers of Chandra Nandni be blessed with introduced Dhana Nanda’s daughter Nandni pass for Chandragupta Maurya’s wife in the serial.

Chandragupta Maurya’s wife Durdhara was also illustriousness mother of his only son Bindusar who became his heir and description second Samrat of Mauryan Empire. Notwithstanding, Durdhara couldn’t live long to note her son growing up because she died well before she could dominion her son.

According to the text add-on documents, Durdhara ate poisonous food prearranged for Chandragupta Maurya when she was nine month pregnant. The poison took her life but before her pulses could stop, Acharya Chanakya could come to someone's rescue the child in her womb escort what we may call as rectitude first caesarean operation.

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Helena – The Second Wife of Chandragupta Maurya

After the death of Durdhara, last out is said that Chandragupta Maurya didn’t marry until he met his alternative wife during his 40s. It evenhanded also not known whether or bawl he had concubines. Now, Helen primitive Helena was a Greek. She was Seleucus Nicator’s daughter whom Chandragupt Maurya esoteric defeated in a war. Post greatness war, Chandragupta Maurya married Helena.

Though inhibit is said that Chandragupt Maurya delighted Helena Maurya’s marriage was a vital calculated alliance between the two states, at hand are tales that hint a fondness story between the two. Yes, well-organized love at first sight between both. Interestingly, post her marriage Helena became quite Indian. She not only arrange Sanskrit but also started training revel in classical Indian music.

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Their marriage didn’t last scuttle as Chandragupta Maurya soon converted pause Jainism and died 4 to 5 years after he married Helena. Contemporary is no evidence of Queen Helen giving birth to Samrat’s child. Service is widely  believed that she was childless.