Ashoka

Monarch Information

	Name	Ashoka the Great
	Title	Mauryan emperor
	Caption	<small>Modern reconstruction of Ashoka's portrait</small>
	Reign	273 BC - 232 BC
	Other Titles	Devanampriya Priyadarsi, Dhamma
	Full Name	Ashoka Maurya
	Predecessor	Bindusara
	Successor	Dasaratha Maurya
	Suc-type	Emperor
	Heir	Mahindra
	Queen	Maharani Devi
	Consort	Rani Kaurwaki
	Spouse 1	Rani Tishyaraksha
	Spouse 2	Rani Padmavati
	Royal House	Maghada
	Dynasty	Mauryan Dynasty , Magadha (India)
	Father	Bindusara
	Mother	Rani Dharma
	Brothers	[Vitthashoka , Susima
	Date Of Birth	304 BC
	Place Of Birth	Pataliputra (Modern Day, Patna )
	Date Of Death	232 BC
	Place Of Death	Pataliputra
	Date Of Burial	Cremated 232 BC, less than 24 hours after death
	Place Of Burial	Ashes immersed in Ganges River, possibly at Varanasi

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	304 bc births

	232 bc deaths

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