Padmavati was a queen and third wife of the third Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka[1] (reigned c. 268 – c. 232 BCE) and the mother of his second son, the Crown Prince Kunala. She was also the grandmother of Emperor Samprati.[2]
Notes
- ^ Singh 2008, p. 332.
- ^ Lahiri 2015, p. 284.
References
- Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson Education India. ISBN 9788131716779.
- Lahiri, Nayanjot (2015). Ashoka in Ancient India. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674057777.