3rd Mauryan Emperor Samrat Ashok 

Reign. 268 – . 232 BCE

Coronation 269 BCE;  2293 years ago

Predecessor Bindusara

Successor Dasharatha

Born  304 BCE 

Pataliputra, Magadha, Maurya Empire (modern Patna, Bihar, India)

Died 232 BCE (aged c. 71 – 72)

Pataliputra, Magadha, Maurya Empire

Spouses

• Devi (Sri Lankan tradition)

• Empress Asandhimitra (Sri Lankan tradition)

• Padmavati (North Indian tradition)

• Empress Karuvaki (own inscriptions)

• Empress Tishyaraksha (Sri Lankan and North Indian tradition)

• Concubine

• Concubine

• Concubine

Issue

• Prince Mahendra (Sri Lankan tradition)

• Princess Sanghamitta (Sri Lankan tradition)

• Prince Jalauka

• Princess Charumati

• Crown Prince Kunala (North Indian tradition)

• Prince Tivala (own inscriptions)

Dynasty Maurya

Father Emperor Bindusara Maurya

Mother Empress Subhadrangi or Dharma

Religion Buddhism