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When the prince was eight years old, the emperor wrote (in Prakrit) to the tutors and mentioned the word: Adheetaam - Meaning "He(Kunala) must study"(Context: Kunala should begin his studies). [5] One of Ashoka's wives who wanted to secure the succession to her own son, being then present, took up the letter to read it. She secretly put a dot ...
Ashoka: 268–232 BCE: Greatest emperor of dynasty. His son Kunala was blinded and died before his father. Ashoka was succeeded by his grandson. Also known for Kalinga war victory. Dasharatha Maurya: 232–224 BCE: Brother of Ashoka. Samprati: 224–215 BCE: Grandson of Ashoka and son of Kunala. Shalishuka: 215–202 BCE: Devavarman: 202–195 ...
Tivara, the fourth son of Ashoka and Karuvaki, is the only of Ashoka's sons to be mentioned by name in the inscriptions. [80] According to North Indian tradition, Ashoka had a second son named Kunala. [20] Kunala had a son named Samprati. [80]
Tishyaraksha or Tissarakkhā (c. 3rd century BCE) was the fifth and last wife of the third Mauryan emperor, Ashoka. According to the Ashokavadana, she was responsible for blinding Ashoka's son and heir presumptive Kunala. [1] She was very jealous of the attention paid by Ashoka to the Bodhi-tree, and caused it to be killed by means of poisonous ...
The text then narrates the story of Ashoka's son Kunala: the prince is a handsome and righteous man loved by his father. As a result of a plot hatched by his step-mother Tisyaraksita , Kunala is blinded while away from the royal capital.
Ashoka: 268–232 BCE: Greatest emperor of dynasty. His son Kunala was blinded and died before his father. Ashoka was succeeded by his grandson. Also known for Kalinga War victory. Dasharatha Maurya: 232–224 BCE: Grandson of Ashoka. Samprati: 224–215 BCE: Brother of Dasharatha. Shalishuka: 215–202 BCE: Devavarman: 202–195 BCE ...
Samprati was the grandson of Ashoka. [5] Kunala was the son of one of Ashoka's third queen, Padmavati (who was Jain), but was blinded in a conspiracy to remove his claim to the throne. Thus, Kunala was replaced by Dasharatha as the heir to the throne. Kunala lived in Ujjain with his "Dhai Maa" (wet nurse). [6] Samprati was raised there.
Ashoka: 268–232 BCE: Greatest emperor of dynasty. His son Kunala was blinded and died before his father. Ashoka was succeeded by his grandson. Also known for Kalinga War victory. Dasharatha Maurya: 232–224 BCE: Grandson of Ashoka. Samprati: 224–215 BCE: Brother of Dasharatha. Shalishuka: 215–202 BCE: Devavarman: 202–195 BCE ...