Emperor Asoka, the Great

Emblem of India

originally erected by Asoka

Asoka the Great
Mauryan Emperor

Modern reconstruction of Asoka's portrait
Reign:-273 BC-232 BC
Full name:-Asoka Maurya
Born:-304 BC
Birthplace:-Pataliputra (now known as Patna, Capital City of State of Bihar, India)
Father:-Bindusara
Mother:-Rani Dharma
Consort:-Maharani Devi
Wives:- Rani Tishyaraksha, Rani Padmavati and Rani Kaurwaki
Issue:-Mahinda
Royal House:-Mauryan dynasty
Died:-232 BC
Place of death:-Pataliputra
Death ritual :-Ashes immersed in Ganges River, possibly at Varanasi
Predecessor:-Bindusara
Successor:-Dasaratha Maurya