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56.
Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
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Shravan kumar said:
9 years ago
Yes, I also know this there are two sons of Asoka named Mahendra and Sanghamitra. Mahendra had to send to cyclone for advertise of Buddhism.
Binay Baliarsingh said:
8 years ago
Ashoka has five wives and two children, they are Mahendra & daughter Sanghomitra.
Diwakar said:
7 years ago
He was the only son of Ashoka sent for the propagation of Buddhism.
Gurudatta said:
5 years ago
Sons:
Mahendra born in 285 BC and became a Buddhist monk at the age of 20.
Tivala(or Tivara) was the viceroy of Takshila, he died before Ashoka.
Kunala was the natural heir to Ashoka but was blinded at a young age by his stepmother Trishyaraksha. His mother Padmavati died when he was an infant and Ashhoka's Chief consort Asandhamitra brought him up like her own son Jalauka.
Daughters:
Sangamitra born in 282 BC and became a Buddhist monk like her brother Mahindra.
Charumati was a daughter of Ashoka through his concubine but adopted by Asandhamitra.
Mahendra born in 285 BC and became a Buddhist monk at the age of 20.
Tivala(or Tivara) was the viceroy of Takshila, he died before Ashoka.
Kunala was the natural heir to Ashoka but was blinded at a young age by his stepmother Trishyaraksha. His mother Padmavati died when he was an infant and Ashhoka's Chief consort Asandhamitra brought him up like her own son Jalauka.
Daughters:
Sangamitra born in 282 BC and became a Buddhist monk like her brother Mahindra.
Charumati was a daughter of Ashoka through his concubine but adopted by Asandhamitra.
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