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Bindusara's Greek Diplomacy: Mauryan Gifts to the Seleucid King

Bindusara's Greek Diplomacy: Mauryan Gifts to the Seleucid King

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This episode explores Bindusara, the son of Chandragupta Maurya and father of Ashoka, through his unique diplomatic interactions with the Seleucid Empire. We focus on the story — preserved in Greek sources like Athenaeus and Hegesander — of Bindusara requesting, and receiving, gifts from Antiochus I Soter: specifically, sweet wine, dried figs, and a sophist. This seemingly small exchange reveals much about Mauryan-Seleucid relations, Bindusara's personality, and the cultural exchanges between India and the Hellenistic world. We also discuss Bindusara's epithet "Amitrochates" (from Sanskrit Amitraghata, "Slayer of Enemies") and his patronage of the Ajivika sect, offering a fresh angle on a ruler often overshadowed by his son. No previous episodes have covered these specific Greek anecdotes or the sophist request. #Bindusara #MauryanEmpire #SeleucidEmpire #AntiochusISoter #Amitrochates #Athenaeus #Deipnosophistae #Hegesander #AncientDiplomacy #Ajivika #Pataliputra #GreekSources #IndianHistory #History #FexingoHistory #WorldHistory #AncientGreece #HellenisticPeriod Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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