Ashoka the Great was the third king of the Maurya Empire from 273 BCE to 232 BCE. He was an early supporter of Buddhism and actively spread the religion.!
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Karuvaki
Wife and Second Chief Queen of the emperor Ashoka
Kaurvaki was the "Second Queen Consort"[1] of the third Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka The Great. She was Ashoka's fourth wife and 2nd queen consort.
She was the mother of Ashoka's fourth son, Prince Tivala.
Life
Kaurvaki is mentioned in the Queen Edict wherein her religious and charitable donations were recorded as per her wishes. This gives an image of her being a self-possessed and strong-willed consort, who wanted an act of philanthropy recorded as specifically hers.[2][3]
The edict also identifies her as mother to their son, Prince Tivala (also referred to as Tivara), who is the only son of Ashoka mentioned by name in his inscriptions.[4][5][6]
Despite the fact that Ashoka had many queens, Karuvaki is the only queen of Ashoka who was named in his inscriptions and edicts.[7][8]
Queen's Edict
The Queen's Edict on the Allahabad Pillar