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Durdhara

Born : 320 BC
Spouse: Chandragupta Maurya
Children: Bindusara
Durdhara was the first wife of chandragupta maurya. though nothing much is known about the queen,the texts confirm that she was the mother of samrat Bindusara,the heir of the Mauryan lineage. The queen neither could see her son nor saw his mother as she died before she could give birth to her son.
The son was saved by chanakya, chandragupta guru .
According to some Jain texts, acharaya chanakya used to mix small doses of poison in chandragupta Maurya food to increase his immunity against poison.
The Emperor shared his food with his pregnant wife who was in the ninth month of her delivery. Not at all immune to the poisonous food, the empress collapsed immediately. Soon chanakya entered the room and in order to save the child as well as heir, he immediately cut open the empress belly and took the baby out of the womb. This is how empress died by consuming poisonous food meant for her husband.