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Born c.543 BCE
Died 491 BCE

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Ruins of the jail where Bimbisara was murdered by his son Ajatashatru in Rajagriha, Bihar, India.
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Chandragupta
Chandragupta
emperor of India
Samudra Gupta
Samudra Gupta
emperor of India
Chandragupta II
emperor of India
Chandra Gupta I
king of India
Chanakya
Indian statesman and philosopher
N. V. Banerjee
Indian philosopher
Kalidas Bhattacharyya
Indian philosopher [1911–1984]
Dayal Das
Indian religious leader
Antal
Indian poet
Balak Singh
Indian religious leader
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Indian writer
Candidus
Greek theologian
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Indian scholar
Govinda Das
Bengali poet
Sayyid Husain Bilgrami
Indian political leader
Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
Devika Rani
Indian actress
Akhilesh Yadav
Indian politician
Ashok Kumar
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Buddha
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