The "Queen's edict" in Prayagraj mentions the charitable deeds of Kaurvaki.
Wife of Ashoka
Born
Kalinga
Spouse
Emperor Ashoka The Great
Issue
Tivala (son)
Dynasty
Maurya
Father
Kalinga King (foster father)
Religion
Hinduism, Buddhism
Kaurvaki was the "Second Queen Consort"[1] of the third Mauryan emperor, Ashoka. She was Ashoka's fourth wife and 2nd chief empress consort. She was the mother of Ashoka's fourth son, Prince Tivala.
^Shah, Kirit K. (2001). The problem of identity : women in early Indian inscriptions. New Delhi [u.a.]: Oxford University Press. pp. 33, 180. ISBN 9780195653229.
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