Bhadrasena Brihadratha

Bhadrasena Brihadratha was raja of the Mauryan Empire after he defeated Dasharatha I in a war for his claim to the thrones. Like Chandragupta I one before him, he did not manage to establish a lasting dynasty and his death resulted in a period of instability for the Avanti Empire.

Relations with the Seleukids
Antiochos support Bhadrasena's claim through his nephew Pandhuka Maurya. In exchange for a vast sum of silver, Pandhuka agreed with Antiochos that he could retake the lost eastern satrapies. As a number of these satrapies pledged their loyality to Dasharatha Bhadrasena did not object. Relations however turned sour after Antiochos invaded Bactriana, whose governor Govishanaka Nanda had pledged himself to Bhadrasena's cause.