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Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 215. | work record
Label Aśoka, Maurya king of Magadha, reigned 268-232 B.C., son of Bindusāra (about 297-268 B.C. )
Generic Name
  1. Aśoka
Variants
  1. Aśokaśrī (Generic Name)
  2. Aśokacandra (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254, line 8. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 316, Work.no. 1284. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Householder male (gṛhastha)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. King / Ruler (rāja)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Lineage
  1. Maurya (Maurya)
Marital Status
  1. Married (vivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Son of: Bindusāra, Maurya king, about 297-268 B.C., father of Aśoka (about 268-232 B.C.)
  2. Grandson (in general) : Samprati, † 291 Vira, Maurya king, grandson of Aśoka (son of Bindusāra)
  3. Son: Kuṇāla, King of Magadha, son of Aśoka, reigned 250 Vira (physically blind), Maurya dynasty

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 215. | work record
  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 871. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254, line 7. | work record
Events
  1. Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: 215 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -312
    Location: Ghaṃghāṇī Tirtha, Rājasthāna, India

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 316, work. no. 1284. | work record
Roles
  1. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Bindusāra, Maurya king, about 297-268 B.C., father of Aśoka (about 268-232 B.C.)
    Location: Magadha Magadha
  2. Donor (dātā) of:
    Object: Jina image (jinabimba)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Location: Ghaṃghāṇī Tirtha, Rājasthāna, India Ghaṃghāṇī Tirtha, Rājasthāna, India
    Indian dates: 190 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -337
  3. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Kuṇāla, King of Magadha, son of Aśoka, reigned 250 Vira (physically blind), Maurya dynasty
    Location: Magadha Magadha

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254, line 7. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 316, work.no. 1284. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254, line 7. | work record
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