Kaurwaki biography of christopher

          It is during this exit, that he meets & falls in love with Kaurwaki - a princess on the run from those who killed her family and are now....

          Karuvaki

          Wife and Second Chief Queen of the emperor Ashoka

          Kaurvaki was the "Second Queen Consort"[1] of the third Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka The Great.

          He stayed at Kalinga, where he met and fell in love with a fisherwoman named Kaurwaki.

        1. He stayed at Kalinga, where he met and fell in love with a fisherwoman named Kaurwaki.
        2. Ashoka was the third king of the Mauryan Dynasty in ancient India who ruled from circa to BCE. Before becoming a follower of Buddhism.
        3. It is during this exit, that he meets & falls in love with Kaurwaki - a princess on the run from those who killed her family and are now.
        4. For some scholars, such as Christopher I. Beckwith, Ashoka, whose name only appears in the Minor Rock Edicts, is not the same as king Piyadasi, or.
        5. Kaurwaki is concocted and they project their love story in typical Bollywood style, replete with the requisite song and dance scenes.

          6. She was Ashoka's fourth wife and 2nd queen consort. She was the mother of Ashoka's fourth son, Prince Tivala.

          Life

          Kaurvaki is mentioned in the Queen Edict wherein her religious and charitable donations were recorded as per her wishes.

          This gives an image of her being a self-possessed and strong-willed consort, who wanted an act of philanthropy recorded as specifically hers.[2][3]

          The edict also identifies her as mother to their son, Prince Tivala (also referred to as Tivara), who is the only son of Ashoka mentioned by name in his inscriptions.[4][5][6]

          Despite the fact that Ashoka had many queens, Karuvaki is the only queen of Ashoka who was named in his inscriptions and edicts.[7][8]

          Queen's Edict

          The Queen's Edict on the Allahabad Pillar