Samprati

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

Maurya Empire (322–180 BCE)
Chandragupta 322–297 BCE Bindusara 297–273 BCE Ashoka 273/268–232 BCE Dasharatha 232–224 BCE Samprati 224–215 BCE Shalishuka 215–202 BCE Devavarman 202–195 BCE Shatadhanvan 195–187 BCE Brihadratha 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 Jain Derasars (Jainalaya/Jain Mandir/Jain Temple) and made 1,50,00,000 Jain idols. He was also believed to have taken an oath to dig foundation of a new Jinalaya every day and then only he used to do navakrashi (Jain breakfast).