Karuvaki

Karuvaki
Empress consort of the Maurya Dynasty
The "Queen's edict" in Prayagraj mentions the charitable deeds of Kaurvaki.
BornKalinga
SpouseEmperor Ashoka The Great
IssuePrince Tivala
DynastyMaurya
ReligionHinduism, Buddhism

Kaurvaki was the "Second Queen Consort"[1] of the third Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka The Great. She was Ashoka's fourth wife and 2nd chief empress consort. She was the mother of Ashoka's fourth son, Prince Tivala.

  1. ^ Shah, Kirit K. (2001). The problem of identity : women in early Indian inscriptions. New Delhi [u.a.]: Oxford University Press. pp. 33, 180. ISBN 9780195653229.

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