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Question
Give a brief account of the political conditions in India under Bindusara.
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Solution
Bindusara succeeded in Chandragupta and ruled up to 273 BC. He conquered many parts of South India after defeating sixteen rulers. There was a revolt in Taxila between Ashoka and other sons of Bindusara. He maintained friendly relations with the Hellenic world or Greek and received many gifts.
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