Subhadrangi (traditional identification as Ashoka’s mother)

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Subhadrangi is traditionally regarded as the mother of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka and a queen in the Mauryan royal household.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maurya dynasty person
historical figure
queen consort
alternativeName Dharma NERFINISHED
Subhadrangi Devi NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ashoka NERFINISHED
Bindusara NERFINISHED
Maurya dynasty NERFINISHED
child Ashoka NERFINISHED
Vitashoka NERFINISHED
country Maurya Empire NERFINISHED
culture ancient Indian
dynasty Maurya dynasty NERFINISHED
ethnicOrigin Brahmin
familyStatus Brahmin family by birth
gender female
historicalCertainty partly legendary
historicity traditional identification
languageContext Pali
Sanskrit
maritalStatus queen consort of Bindusara
marriageType inter-varna marriage (Brahmin to Kshatriya king) in tradition
mentionedIn Ashokavadana NERFINISHED
Divyavadana NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction legitimizing Ashoka’s royal and religious image in Buddhist texts
notableFor being the mother of Emperor Ashoka
notedIn traditions about Ashoka’s early life
position queen in the Mauryan royal household
region Magadha NERFINISHED
relatedTo Chandragupta Maurya (by marriage into Mauryan family) NERFINISHED
religion Brahmanism NERFINISHED
residence Pataliputra NERFINISHED
roleInNarrative pious Brahmin woman who becomes queen
sourceTradition Buddhist literature
Sanskrit texts
spouse Bindusara NERFINISHED
status consort of a Mauryan emperor
timePeriod 3rd century BCE
late 4th century BCE

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Bindusara spouse Subhadrangi (traditional identification as Ashoka’s mother)