Ashoka

Ashoka
Ashoka
Priyadarśin Devanapriya Chakravartin
	A c. 1st century BCE/CE relief from Sanchi, showing Ashoka on his chariot, visiting the Nagas at Ramagrama.
3rd Mauryan Emperor
Reign	c. 268 – c. 232 BCE
Coronation	268 BCE
Predecessor	Bindusara
Successor	Dasharatha
Born	c. 304 BCE; Pataliputra, Mauryan Empire (adjacent to present-day Patna, Bihar, India)
Died	232 BCE (aged c. 71 – 72); Pataliputra, modern-day Patna, Bihar, India
Spouses	Devi (Sri Lankan tradition); Karuvaki (own inscriptions); Padmavati (North Indian tradition); Asandhimitra (Sri Lankan tradition); Tishyaraksha (Sri Lankan and North Indian tradition);
Issue	Mahendra (Sri Lankan tradition); Sanghamitra (Sri Lankan tradition); Tivala (own inscriptions); Kunala (North Indian tradition); Charumati;
Dynasty	Maurya
Father	Bindusara
Mother	Subhadrangi or Dharma
Religion	Buddhism

Ashoka (/əˈʃoʊkə/; Brāhmi:

Ashoka
Priyadarśin Devanapriya Chakravartin
A c. 1st century BCE/CE relief from Sanchi, showing Ashoka on his chariot, visiting the Nagas at Ramagrama.^[1]^[2]
3rd Mauryan Emperor
Reign	c. 268 – c. 232 BCE^[3]
Coronation	268 BCE^[3]
Predecessor	Bindusara
Successor	Dasharatha

Born	c. 304 BCE Pataliputra, Mauryan Empire (adjacent to present-day Patna, Bihar, India)
Died	232 BCE (aged c. 71 – 72) Pataliputra, modern-day Patna, Bihar, India
Spouses	Devi (Sri Lankan tradition) Karuvaki (own inscriptions) Padmavati (North Indian tradition) Asandhimitra (Sri Lankan tradition) Tishyaraksha (Sri Lankan and North Indian tradition)
Issue	Mahendra (Sri Lankan tradition) Sanghamitra (Sri Lankan tradition) Tivala (own inscriptions) Kunala (North Indian tradition) Charumati
Dynasty	Maurya
Father	Bindusara
Mother	Subhadrangi or Dharma^{[note 1]}
Religion	Buddhism^[4]