Rani Padmavati

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Padmavati
Rani
Consort to Ashoka
Royal House Maurya
Religious beliefs Jainism

Rani Padmavati (born 280 BCE) was a wife of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka and the mother of his heir presumptive, Kunala.

References

  • A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India (from Stone Age to the 12th century) by Upinder Singh, published by Pearson
  • History of Ancient India: From 4250 BC to 637 AD by J.P.Mittal, published by Atlantic publishers and distributors

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