Samprati

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Samprati
Chakravartin
5th Mauryan Emperor
Reign	c. 224 – c. 215 BCE
Coronation	224 BCE
Predecessor	Dasharatha Maurya
Successor	Emperor Shalishuka Maurya
Issue	Emperor Shalishuka Maurya
Dynasty	Maurya
Father	Crown Prince Kunala
Mother	Crown Princess Kanchanamala
Religion	Jainism[1]

Maurya Empire (322–180 BCE)
Emperor Chandragupta Maurya 322–297 BCE Emperor Bindusara Maurya 297–273 BCE Emperor Ashoka Maurya The Great 273/268–232 BCE Emperor Dasharatha Maurya 232–224 BCE Emperor Samprati Maurya 224–215 BCE Emperor Shalishuka Maurya 215–202 BCE Emperor Devavarman Maurya 202–195 BCE Emperor Shatadhanvan Maurya 195–187 BCE Emperor Brihadratha Maurya 187–180 BCE
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Samprati (r. 224 – 215 BCE) was the 5th Emperor of the Maurya empire. He was the son of 3rd Mauryan Emperor Ashoka's son, Kunala and succeeded his cousin, 4th Mauryan Emperor Dasharatha, as emperor of the Maurya Empire. He built 1,50,000^{[clarification needed]} Jain Derasars (Jainalaya/Jain Mandir/Jain Temple) and made 1,50,00,000^{[clarification needed]} Jain idols. He was also believed to have taken an oath to dig the foundation of a new Jinalaya every day and would not do navakrashi (Jain breakfast) until it was completed.