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Bindusara
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Bindusara

Mauryan Emperor

Born 320 BC · died 273 BC

Who was alive at the same time as Bindusara?

  1. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  2. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  3. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  4. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  5. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  6. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  7. Roxana, c. 346 – 310 BC
  8. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  9. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  10. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  11. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  12. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  13. Bindusara, 320–273 BC
  14. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  15. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  16. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  17. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  18. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  19. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  20. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  21. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  22. Chrysippus, 281–208 BC
  23. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  24. Hamilcar Barca, 275–228 BC

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When Bindusara was born, Pharnavaz I was 5 or 6, Qu Yuan was 22 or 23, Apelles was 49 or 50, Alexander IV of Macedon was 2 or 3 and Xenocrates was 75 or 76.

When Bindusara died, Eratosthenes was 2 or 3, Chrysippus was 7 or 8 and Antiochus II Theos was 12 or 13.

Born during Bindusara’s lifetime: Archimedes, Ashoka, Eratosthenes, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Aristarchus of Samos, Han Fei, Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Apollonius of Rhodes.

Not quite contemporaries: Aristotle died about 2 years before Bindusara was born, Alexander the Great died about 3 years before Bindusara was born, Qin Shi Huang was born about 13 years after Bindusara died and Diogenes died about a year before Bindusara was born.

Where Bindusara’s contemporaries were born

Bindusara is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (46 of 52 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list

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The 51 best-known contemporaries

51 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Bindusara. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 297 BC.

  1. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  2. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  3. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  4. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  5. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  6. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  7. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  8. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  9. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  10. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  11. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  12. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  13. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  14. Han Fei c. 280 – 233 BC
  15. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  16. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  17. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  18. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  19. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  20. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  21. Hamilcar Barca 275–228 BC
  22. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  23. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  24. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  25. Apelles 370–306 BC
  26. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  27. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  28. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  29. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  30. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  31. Li Si 280–208 BC
  32. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  33. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  34. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  35. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  36. Antipater 397–319 BC
  37. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  38. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  39. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  40. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  41. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  42. Cassander 355–296 BC
  43. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  44. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  45. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  46. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  47. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  48. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  49. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  50. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  51. Nearchus 356–300 BC