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What was Bindusara's contribution to the Mauryan Empire?
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The contributions of Bindusara are as follows:
- Bindusara with extending the Mauryan Empire in the south, except the extreme south.
- Bindusara maintained friendly relations with the Greeks and exchanged ambassadors with Antiochus, the successor of Seleucus.
- He, along with his son Ashoka quelled a revolt in Taxila.
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