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Chandragupta Maurya (2011 TV Series)
''Chandragupta Maurya'' is an Indian Historical drama series based on the life of Chandragupta Maurya, an Indian emperor of ancient India and the founder of the Mauryan Empire. Chandragupta Maurya was first aired in March 2011 on Imagine TV. Ashish Sharma played the adult and Rushiraj Pawar played the young Chandragupta Maurya. Summary The story is about Chandragupta Maurya, who ruled over the Indian subcontinent in 300 BC. He would go on to become one of the greatest emperors in ancient India with his empire extending from Assam in the east to Afghanistan and Balochistan in the west. The story begins with Chanakya, who goes to Dhana Nanda with the offer of Akhand Bharat (literally meaning Undivided India), but Dhana Nanda and his prime minister Amatya Rakshasa end up humiliating him. Chanakya then pledges to not tie a knot in his hair until he succeeded in overthrowing the Nanda dynasty. Whilst travelling to Takshashila, he meets Chandragupta and finding him suitable to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as artistic license, creative dialogue or scenes which compress separate events. The biographical film is a type of historical drama which generally focuses on a single individual or well-defined group. Historical dramas can include romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. Historical drama can be differentiated from historical fiction, which generally present fictional characters and events against a backdrop of historical events. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takshashila
Taxila or Takshashila () is a city in the Pothohar region of Punjab, Pakistan. Located in the Taxila Tehsil of Rawalpindi District, it lies approximately northwest of the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area and is just south of the Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Established during the Vedic period, Old Taxila was for a time the capital city of ancient Gandhāra. It was situated on the eastern shore of the Indus River—the pivotal junction of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia;Raymond Allchin, Bridget Allchin''The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan''.Cambridge University Press, 1982 p.127 it was possibly founded around 1000 BCE. Takshashila and Pushkalavati remained prominent cities in Gandhāra during the Mahajanapadas. The city was later conquered by the Achaemenid Empire and incorporated into the Hindush satrap, between 550 – 326 BCE. In 326 BCE, the city was claimed by Alexander the Great, after overthrowing the Achaemenids. He gained contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohit Purohit
Rohit Purohit (born 8 June 1988) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut with '' Shaurya Aur Suhani'' portraying Chitwan in 2009. Purohit is best known for his portrayal of Malik Altunia in ''Razia Sultan'', Alexander in ''Porus'', Ranvijay Shroff in ''Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji, Advait in Udaariyaan'' and Dr. Vikrant Saxena in '' Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii''. He plays the lead role of Armaan Poddar in ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai''. Personal life Purohit was born on 8 June 1986 in Jaipur, Rajasthan into a Marwari family. Purohit dated his '' Arjun'' co-actor Sheena Bajaj for six years. He married Bajaj on 22 January 2019 in Jaipur. Career Purohit started his acting career with '' Shaurya Aur Suhani'' portraying Chitwan. He then portrayed Marco D'Souza in an episode of ''Adaalat'' and portrayed Aryaman in '' Aise Karo Naa Vidaa''. Purohit went onto portray prominent role of Suraj Purohit in '' Sanskaar Laxmi'', Bhadrasaal in ''Chandragupta Maurya'', Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tej Sapru
Tej Sapru (born 5 April 1955) is an Indian actor. He is the son of D. K. Sapru and Hemvati, both of whom were actors in the Hindi film industry. He has appeared in a number of Bollywood films between the 1980s and 2010s, including '' Tridev'', '' Tezaab'','' Gupt'', ''Mohra'', '' Sirf Tum'', '' Saajan'' and '' Aarzoo''. He is also known for his roles in popular television series such as '' Qubool Hai'', '' Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar'', '' Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli'' and '' Zee Horror Show''. Tej's sisters, the actress Priti Sapru and the screenwriter Reema Rakesh Nath, are well-known names in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. His wife Dhanlaxmi is a maternal half-sister of one of India's most popular actresses, Rekha. Filmography Television career Sapru has acted in several daily soaps like '' Qubool Hai'', '' Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar'', '' Tumhari Pakhi'', '' Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli'' and '' Palampur Express''. He is known for his portrayal of Amatya Rakshas in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahapadma Nanda
Mahapadma Nanda (IAST: ''Mahāpadmānanda''; r. c. 364 - 337 BCE), (died 337 BCE) according to the Puranas, was the first Nanda king of Magadha. The Puranas describe him as a son of the last Shaishunaga king Mahanandin and a Shudra woman. These texts credit him with extensive conquests that expanded the Empire far beyond the Magadha region. The different Puranas give the length of his reign as 27 or 88 years, and state that his eight sons ruled in succession after him. Buddhist texts don't mention him, and instead name the first Nanda ruler as robber-turned king Ugrasena, who was succeeded by his eight brothers, the last of whom was Dhana Nanda. Reign According to the Puranas, Mahapadma or Mahapadma-pati (literally, "lord of the great lotus") was the first Nanda king. He was the son of the last Shaishunaga king Mahanandin and a Shudra woman. ''Puranas'' describe him as ''ekarat'' (sole sovereign) and ''sarva-kshatrantaka'' (destroyer of all the '' Kshatriyas''). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooraj Thapar
Sooraj Thapar is an Indian television actor. Filmography Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thapar, Sooraj Living people Indian male television actors Indian male film actors Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durdhara
Durdhara was the empress of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the 4th-century BCE Maurya Empire of ancient India, according to the 12th century CE Jain text ''Parishishtaparvan'' by Hemachandra. She is stated by this text to be the mother of the second Mauryan emperor, Bindusara also known as Amitraghāta. According to the Jain tradition, after Chandragupta defeated the Nanda emperor, the Nanda princess fell in love with Chandragupta and married him. The legend does not name this princess, but later names Durdhara as the mother of Chandragupta's son Bindusara. 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxila
Taxila or Takshashila () is a city in the Pothohar region of Punjab, Pakistan. Located in the Taxila Tehsil of Rawalpindi District, it lies approximately northwest of the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area and is just south of the Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Established during the Vedic period, Old Taxila was for a time the capital city of ancient Gandhāra. It was situated on the eastern shore of the Indus River—the pivotal junction of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia;Raymond Allchin, Bridget Allchin''The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan''.Cambridge University Press, 1982 p.127 it was possibly founded around 1000 BCE. Takshashila and Pushkalavati remained prominent cities in Gandhāra during the Mahajanapadas. The city was later conquered by the Achaemenid Empire and incorporated into the Hindush satrap, between 550 – 326 BCE. In 326 BCE, the city was claimed by Alexander the Great, after overthrowing the Achaemenids. He gaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manish Wadhwa
Manish Wadhwa (born 1972) is an Indian actor and voice actor. He is best known for his roles Chanakya in ''Chandragupta Maurya'', Balaji Vishwanath Bhatt in ''Peshwa Bajirao'', Kans in '' Paramavatar Shri Krishna'', Amal Nanda/Dansh in '' Hero – Gayab Mode On'' and Major General Hamid Iqbal In '' Gadar 2''. Filmography Films Television *'' Aamrapali'' as Ajatashatru *'' Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke'' as Nirbhay Choudhary *'' Kohinoor'' as Kaali *''Chandragupta Maurya'' as Chanakya *'' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' as Ravan *'' Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir'' as Niranjan Agnihotri *'' Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani'' as Shivanand *''Time Machine'' as Kartik Devraj *'' Siya Ke Ram'' as Vishwamitra *'' Naagarjuna – Ek Yoddha'' as Vasuki *'' Crime Patrol'' - Crime Patrol In Chambal as Dacoit Leader (Season 3 - Episode 1) *'' Peshwa Bajirao'' as Balaji Vishwanath Bhat * '' Paramavatar Shri Krishna'' as Maharaj Kans *''Kahat Hanuman Jai Shri Ram'' as Ravana *'' Hero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eudemus(general)
Eudemus (, ''Eudēmos'') may refer to: * , d. 353 BC, a political exile from Cyprus and friend of Aristotle, after whom Aristotle's dialogue ''Eudemus, or On the Soul'' was named: see Corpus Aristotelicum#Fragments * Eudemus of Rhodes, c. 370-300 BC, philosopher and student of Aristotle * Eudemus (general), d. 316 BC, general of Alexander the Great * Eudemus (physician), any of several Greek physicians, 4th century BC–2nd century AD * Eudemus of Pergamum, 3rd century BC, teacher of Philonides of Laodicea and dedicatee of Book 2 of Apollonius of Perga's ''Conics'' * Eudemus of Pergamum, 2nd century BC, implicated in the enmity between Tiberius Gracchus and Q. Pompeius * Eudemus of Argos, 2nd century AD, author of ''On Rhetorical Language'' (Περὶ λέξεων ῥητορικῶν), perhaps an important source of the ''Suda'' * Avdimi of Haifa, an Amora of the late 3rd/early 4th century AD * Eudemus, Bishop of Patara (Lycia), 4th century AD * Eudemos, the name of two Catholico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porus The Elder
Porus or Poros ( ; 326–321 BC) was an ancient Indian king whose territory spanned the region between the Jhelum River (Hydaspes) and Chenab River (Acesines), in the Punjab region of what is now India and Pakistan. He is only mentioned in Greek sources. Said to be a warrior with exceptional skills, Porus unsuccessfully fought against Alexander the Great in the Battle of the Hydaspes (326 BC).Fuller, pg 198 In the aftermath, an impressed Alexander not only reinstated him as his satrap but also granted him dominion over lands to the south-east extending as far as the Hyphasis ( Beas).p. xl, ''Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Warfare,'' J. Woronoff & I. SpenceArrian, ''Anabasis of Alexander,'' V.29.2 Porus reportedly died sometime between 321 and 315 BC. Sources The only contemporary information available on Porus and his kingdom is from Greek sources, whereas Indian sources do not mention him. These Greek sources differ considerably among themselves. Identification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander The Great
Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II of Macedon, Philip II to the throne in 336 BC at the age of 20 and spent most of his ruling years conducting Wars of Alexander the Great, a lengthy military campaign throughout West Asia, Western Asia, Central Asia, parts of South Asia, and ancient Egypt, Egypt. By the age of 30, he had created one of the List of largest empires, largest empires in history, stretching from History of Greece, Greece to northwestern History of India, India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered to be one of history's greatest and most successful military commanders. Until the age of 16, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle. In 335 BC, shortly after his assumption of kingship over Macedon, he Alexander's Balkan campaign, campaigned in the Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
