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Samprati | |
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Chakravartin Nripa[1] | |
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5th Maurya Emperor | |
Reign | c. 224 – c. 215 BCE |
Coronation | 224 BCE |
Predecessor | Emperor Dasharatha Maurya |
Successor | Emperor Shalishuka Maurya |
Crown Prince of Magadha | |
Predecessor | Crown Prince Kunala |
Successor | Unknown |
Born | Unknown Pataliputra, Maurya Empire(Present day Bihar, India) |
Died | c. 215 BCE Pataliputra, Maurya Empire(Present day Bihar, India) |
Issue | Emperor Shalishuka Maurya |
Dynasty | Maurya |
Father | Crown Prince Kunala |
Mother | Crown Princess Kanchanamala |
Religion | Jainism[2][3] |
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Samprati (r. 224 – 215 BCE) was the 5th Emperor of the Maurya Empire. He was the grandson of 3rd Mauryan Emperor Ashoka The Great and the son of Crown Prince Kunala. He succeeded his cousin, 4th Mauryan Emperor Dasharatha Maurya, as emperor of the Maurya Empire. According to Jain tradition he built 1,50,000 Jain derasars and made 1,50,00,000 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 (breakfast) until it was completed.[4]
Samprati, a grandson of Asoka, is said to have been converted by Suhastin, and to have sent many missionaries to preach Jainism in the Peninsula, where his creed undoubtedly secured such wide acceptance that Mr. Rice is justified in affirming that during the first millennium of the Christian era Jainism may be regarded as having been predominant religion of Mysore.
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