Asandhimitra
Queen and chief consort of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asandhamitra (304 BCE - 240 BCE) was an empress and 1st chief consort of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka The Great. She was Ashoka's second wife and first empress consort[1][2]
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Asandhimitra | |
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1st Empress Consort of the Maurya Dynasty Agramahisi | |
Wife of Ashoka | |
Born | 304 BC |
Died | 240 BC (aged c. 64 ā 65) |
Spouse | Emperor Ashoka The Great (m. 270 BCE) |
Dynasty | Maurya |
Religion | Buddhism |
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Given the title "agramahisi", or "Chief Empress",[3] Asandhimitra was likely from a royal family.[2] She did not have any children.[2] After her death, Tishyarakshita became the first chief empress of Ashoka.[1]