Latest News

Chanakya Death Mystery
Friday, January 5, 2018 IST
Chanakya Death Mystery

Chanakya is one of the most remembered and awesome personalities of the ancient India whose contribution to the field of economics and statecraft are looked with wonder even today. This stupendous hero has accomplished two great works namely Arthashastra (the principles of Economics and Chanakya Niti (Chanakya's Secrets of Statecraft). He was a mighty king maker who single handedly moulded a street lad into a great emperor through sheer brain.
 

 
 

Chanakya's death is clouded with mystery and is not revealed exactly so far despite several efforts by scholars. However, there are two standpoints to it with the one stating that he starved himself to death and the other stating that he was killed through a clever plot woven around him. However, both these stand points stem from the story that is connected to his miserable fate.
 
 
 
Chanakya picked up Chandra Gupta from the streets and made him the ruler of a great empire in order to avenge the humility he suffered in the court of Nandas. Chandra Gupta Maurya proved to be a great emperor and nation builder under the able guidance of Chanakya. Chandra Gupta's son Bindusara succeeded Chandra Gupta in the throne and Chandra Gupta took to ascetic life during his last days.
 
 
 
Chanakya continued to be the chief advisor for Bindusara. Unable to tolerate the rapport that Chanakya enjoyed with Bindusara, a terrible plot was constructed to create enmity between him and the ruler. The master mind behind this plot was Subandhu, the minister of Bindusara. Subandhu made Bindusara believe that it was Chanakya who killed his mother in a treacherous manner. This created a severe contempt in Bindusara for Chanakya.
 
 
 
Chanakya was unable to put up with the behaviour of Bindusara whom he loved the most. Therefore, he left the palace and sat starving until death. During this time, a nurse who was with Bindusara's mother Dhurdha, revealed the mystery behind the queen's death relieving Chanakya from the guilt.
 
 
 
The story went this way. When Chandra Gupta, Bindusara's father was on the throne, Chanakya was adding poison to his food day by day to make him strong and immune even to the worst poison so that he shall not be poisoned by his enemies or conspirators. Not knowing this, the queen partook the food reserved for Chandra Gupta when she was pregnant.
 
 
 
Learning this, Chanakya wanted to save the heir to the throne and therefore cut open the womb of the mother to save the baby who was rescued from poison and named as Bindusara. In this process the queen succumbed to death. Ultimately, this act of Chanakya followed his duty towards the empire and as a measure to save Bindusara, who was to be the king of the empire.
 
 
 
Once Bindusara learnt this story from the nurse, he realized the grave mistake he committed by misunderstanding Chanakya. However, despite his efforts to pacify him and bring him back to the court, Chanakya refused to do so and continued to starve until death. Yet another version of the story states that Subandhu later cleverly burnt him alive. It appears that Bindusara killed Subandhu in utter disgust due to his evil plan. However, the mysterious death of Chanakya is not fully resolved yet.
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Related Topics

 
 
 

Trending News & Articles

 Article
Nostradamus prediction : India will produce the immortal ruler

Quatrain 75, Century X Long awaited, he will not take birth in Europe,  India will produce the immorta...

Recently posted . 17K views . 2 min read
 

 Article
Dark side of Alauddin Khilji's sexuality and Baccha Bazi that led to his brutal death!

Secret's of Alauddin Khilji's sexuality Several historians argue that the roots of ancient Indian history, especially linked to ...

Recently posted . 6K views . 1 min read
 

 Article
A newborn kangaroo is about as long as a paperclip

The kangaroo is a marsupial. A distinctive characteristic common to marsupials is that, with most, the young are carried around in a pouch. They are mainly found in...

Recently posted . 4K views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Untold Truth Behind Rani Padmavati & Alauddin Khilji That You Need To Know

There are various challenging stories about Rani Padmavati otherwise known as Padmini. While from one viewpoint, the Rajputs keep up the holiness of everything iden...

Recently posted . 3K views . 1 min read
 

 
 

More in History & Classics

 Article
About Turbans of India

India - the land of diverse cultures, religions and faiths is home to equally fascinating traditions and rituals. One of the most noticeable aspects of India is the...

Recently posted. 1K views . 2 min read
 

 Article
Mysterious sea animal with no eyes, discovered on California beach

New Delhi: A mysterious ocean animal without any eyes and mouth has confused internet users as it cleaned up at Leo Carrillo Beach in Malibu, California. ...

Recently posted. 988 views . 9 min read
 

 Article
The day India freed Goa from Portuguese rule

Goa on India's western coast was freed from Portuguese rule on 19 December 1961, more than four centuries after it was colonised.

Recently posted. 945 views . 0 min read
 

 Article
Ocean lion gets a girl, drags her into water - WATCH what occurs next!

New Delhi: A nerve-wracking video that demonstrates a young girl being dragged into the waters by an ocean lion has turned into a web sensation. The whol...

Recently posted. 865 views . 5 min read
 

 Article
History of Electricity

Electrical Science Was Established in the Elizabethan Age  

Recently posted. 940 views . 0 min read
 

 
 
 

   Prashnavali

  Thought of the Day

“If you want to shine like a sun. First burn like a sun.”
A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Be the first one to comment on this story

Close
Post Comment
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


ads
Back To Top