Durdhara
| Durdhara | |
|---|---|
| 1st Bindusara Maurya |
Durdhara (350 BCE – 320 BCE) was the empress consort of
Jain text Parishishtaparvan by Hemachandra.[1] She is stated by this text to be the mother of the second Mauryan emperor, Bindusara also known as Amitraghāta.[2]
Nothing is mentioned or known about Durdhara outside of this legend written 1,600 years after Chandragupta's era. Other sources, such as the Burmese Buddhist records do not corroborate the Jain legend.[1] Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador in the final years of Chandragupta's court, does not mention Durdhara nor use the name Bindusara, but refers to Chandragupta's successor as Amitrochates, while the Hindu scholar Patanjali calls him Amitraghata (meaning "vanquisher of foes").[3][4] Scholars consider the Bindusara of Jain texts to be the same as Amitraghata.[4]
In popular culture
- Durdhara was portrayed by Nidhi Tikko in Chandragupta Maurya
- Saanvi Talwar played Durdhara in the 2016 historical fiction series Chandra Nandini.
- Pranali Ghogare and Aditi Sanwal portrayed Durdhara in Chandragupta Maurya
Sources
- OCLC 426322281
References
- ^ ISBN 978-81-208-0466-1.
- ^ Mookerji 1988, p. 234.
- ISBN 978-90-6831-100-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-674-72882-0.