Padmavati (wife of Ashoka)

Padmavati was an empress and third wife of the third Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka[1] (r.c. 268 – c. 232 BC– ) and the mother of his second son, the Crown Prince Kunala. She was also the grandmother of Emperor Samprati.[2]

Padmavati
Empress of the Maurya Empire
Wife of Ashoka
Born302 BC
SpouseEmperor Ashoka The Great (m. 268 BCE)
IssueKunala
DynastyMaurya
ReligionBuddhism

Notes edit

  1. ^ Singh 2008, p. 332.
  2. ^ Lahiri 2015, p. 284.

References edit

  • Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson Education India. ISBN 9788131716779.
  • Lahiri, Nayanjot (2015). Ashoka in Ancient India. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674057777.