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	{{Short description\|~~(Sanskrit: कौरोवकी,IAST/karuvaki )~~Second ~~wife~~ of the ~~Mauryan~~ emperor Ashoka}}		{{Short description\|Wife and Second Chief Queen of the emperor Ashoka}}
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	\| image = File:Ashoka Inscriptions Queen's edict.jpg		\| image = File:Ashoka Inscriptions Queen's edict.jpg
	\| caption = The "[[Queen's edict]]" in [[~~Allahabad~~]] mentions the charitable deeds of Karuvaki.		\| caption = The "[[Queen's edict]]" in [[Prayagraj]] mentions the charitable deeds of Karuvaki.
	\| ~~birth_date~~ ~~= 288 BC~~		\| birth_place = [[Kalinga (historical region)\|Kalinga]]
	~~\| birth_place~~ = [[Kalinga (historical ~~kingdom~~)\|Kalinga]], [[~~India~~]]		\| dynasty = [[Maurya Empire\|Maurya]]
	~~\| devanagari = कौरोवकी~~		\| title = [[Empress Consort]] of the [[Mauryan Empire]]
	~~\| death_date =~~		\| father =
	~~\| death_place =~~		\| spouse = [[Ashoka The Great]]
	\| title =		\| issue = Prince [[Tivala]]
	\| father =		\| religion = [[Buddhism]]
	~~\| mother~~ =
	\| spouse = [[Ashoka]]
	\| issue = [[Tivala]] ~~(son)~~
	\| religion = [[Buddhism]]
	~~\| dynasty = [[Maurya~~]]
	}}		}}
	Karuvaki was the ~~second queen~~<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Shah\|first1=Kirit K.\|title=The problem of identity : women in early Indian inscriptions\|date=2001\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|location=New Delhi [u.a.]\|isbn=9780195653229\|pages=33, 180}}</ref> of the third Mauryan ~~emperor~~, [[Ashoka]]. She was ~~also~~ the mother of Ashoka's son, Prince [[Tivala]]~~. She is the only queen of Ashoka who is mentioned in his own inscriptions with her son Tivala~~.		'''Karuvaki''' was the "Second [[Maharani\|Queen Consort]]"<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Shah\|first1=Kirit K.\|title=The problem of identity : women in early Indian inscriptions\|date=2001\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|location=New Delhi [u.a.]\|isbn=9780195653229\|pages=33, 180}}</ref> of the third Mauryan Emperor, [[Ashoka The Great]]. She was Ashoka's fourth wife and 2nd [[Empress consort]]. She was the mother of Ashoka's fourth son, Prince [[Tivala]].

	==Life==		==Life==
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	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.<ref>{{cite web \|title = The Queen Edict \|url=http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/asoka1b.html#The_Queen\|accessdate = 2009-03-05 \|year = 1999 \|publisher = Buddha's World}}</ref><ref name=Thapar>{{cite book\|last=Thapar\|first=Romila\|title=Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas\|year=1973\|page=30\|publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=The Cambridge Shorter History of India\|page=53 \|publisher=Cambridge University Press Archive}}</ref>		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.<ref>{{cite web \|title = The Queen Edict \|url=http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/asoka1b.html#The_Queen\|accessdate = 2009-03-05 \|year = 1999 \|publisher = Buddha's World}}</ref><ref name=Thapar>{{cite book\|last=Thapar\|first=Romila\|title=Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas\|year=1973\|page=30\|publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=The Cambridge Shorter History of India\|page=53 \|publisher=Cambridge University Press Archive}}</ref>

	Despite the fact that Ashoka had many queens, ~~Kaurwaki~~ is the only queen of Ashoka, who was named in his inscriptions and edicts.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Gupta\|first1=Subhadra Sen\|title=Ashoka\|date=2009\|publisher=Penguin UK\|isbn=9788184758078\|chapter=Ashoka's family}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal\|author=University of Allahabad. Dept. of Modern Indian History, University of Kerala. Dept. of History, University of Travancore, University of Kerala\|title=Journal of Indian History\|publisher=Department of Modern Indian History\|year=1963\|volume=41\|page=155}}</ref>		Despite the fact that Ashoka had many [[Rani\|queens]], Karuvaki is the only queen of Ashoka who was named in his inscriptions and edicts.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Gupta\|first1=Subhadra Sen\|title=Ashoka\|date=2009\|publisher=Penguin UK\|isbn=9788184758078\|chapter=Ashoka's family}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal\|author=University of Allahabad. Dept. of Modern Indian History, University of Kerala. Dept. of History, University of Travancore, University of Kerala\|title=Journal of Indian History\|publisher=Department of Modern Indian History\|year=1963\|volume=41\|page=155}}</ref>

			==Queen's Edict==
			The Queen's Edict on the [[Allahabad Pillar]] refers to the charitable deeds of Karuvaki:{{sfn\|Bhandarkar\|1925\|p=336}}{{sfn\|Smith\|1920\|pp=215–219}}

			{{quote\|On the order of the Beloved of the Gods, the officers everywhere are to be instructed that whatever may be the gift of the second queen, whether a mango-grove, a monastery, an institution for dispensing charity or any other donation, it is to be counted to the credit of that queen ... the second queen, the mother of Tīvala, Karuvakī.<ref name="thapar">{{cite book\|last1=Thapar\|first1=Romila\|author-link1=Romila Thapar\|title=Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas\|date=2012\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|location=New Delhi\|isbn=9780198077244\|pages=388–390\|edition=3rd\|chapter-url=http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198077244.001.0001/acprof-9780198077244-appendix-5\|access-date=8 February 2016\|chapter=Appendix V: A Translation of the Edicts of Aśoka\|chapter-url-access=subscription }}</ref>
			}}

	==In popular culture==		==In popular culture==
	* Karuvaki was portrayed by [[Kareena Kapoor]] in the 2001 [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[Aśoka (~~2001~~ film)\|Aśoka]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249371/\|title=Ashoka the Great (2001)\|website=[[IMDb]]\|accessdate=December 15, 2012}}</ref>		* Karuvaki was portrayed by [[Kareena Kapoor]] in the 2001 [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[Aśoka (film)\|Aśoka]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249371/\|title=Ashoka the Great (2001)\|website=[[IMDb]]\|accessdate=December 15, 2012}}</ref>
	*[[Saumya Seth]] portrays Karuvaki in [[Colors TV]]'s 2015 historical drama, ''[[Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat]]'' while [[Reem Sheikh]] portrays the young ~~karuvaki~~.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Reem to play Ashoka's love interest\|url=~~http~~://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/~~tv/news/hindi/Reem~~-to-~~play-Ashokas-love-interest~~/photostory/~~50106279~~.cms\|~~accessdate~~=8 January 2016\|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>		* [[Saumya Seth]] portrays Karuvaki in [[Colors TV]]'s 2015 historical drama, ''[[Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat]]'' while [[Reem Sheikh]] portrays the young Karuvaki.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Reem to play Ashoka's love interest\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/chakravartin-ashoka-samrat/photostory/49243582.cms\|access-date=8 January 2016\|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
	*She is the main character of [[The Ashoka Trilogy]], The Prince of Pataliputra by Shreyas Bhave.		* She is the main character of ''The Ashoka Trilogy'', The Prince of Pataliputra by Shreyas Bhave.
	*Kalinga ~~Karubaki~~ Award established by [[Kalinga Literary Festival]] to honour the great warrior princess of Kalinga<ref>http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/kalinga-lit-fest-begins-in-city-on-june-10.html</ref>		* Kalinga Karuvaki Award established by [[Kalinga Literary Festival]] to honour the great warrior princess of Kalinga<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/kalinga-lit-fest-begins-in-city-on-june-10.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526190051/http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/kalinga-lit-fest-begins-in-city-on-june-10.html \|archive-date=26 May 2018 \|title=Kalinga Lit Fest begins in city on June 10}}</ref>
			* [[Mallika Singh]] portrays Karuvaki in [[Ekta Kapoor]]'s historical drama series ''[[Pracchand Ashok]]'' on [[Colors TV]].<ref name="Ashok">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/adnan-khan-and-mallika-singh-starrer-new-historical-show-pracchand-ashok-is-all-set-to-launch-soon-watch-promo/articleshow/106484016.cms Adnan Khan and Mallika Singh to play leads in Ekta Kapoor's new historical drama series 'Pracchand Ashok']</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist\|~~30em~~}}		{{Reflist}}

			==Sources==
			* {{cite book \| last1=Bhandarkar \| first1=D. R. \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hhlfSZLDjRsC \| title=Ashoka \| publisher=Asian Educational Services \| date=1925 \| author-link=D. R. Bhandarkar \| pages=336 \| isbn=8120613333 }}* {{cite book \| last=Smith \| first=Vincent Arthur \| author-link=Vincent Arthur Smith \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4o_URem5WMcC \| title=Ashoka, the Buddhist Emperor of India \| publisher=Asian Educational Services\| year=1920 \| pages=215–219 \| isbn=8120613031 }}

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			{{Short description\|(Sanskrit: कौरोवकी,IAST/karuvaki )Second wife of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka}}
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	\| image = ~~Karuvaki~~.jpg		\| image = File:Ashoka Inscriptions Queen's edict.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption = The "[[Queen's edict]]" in [[Allahabad]] mentions the charitable deeds of Karuvaki.
	\| birth_date = 288 BC		\| birth_date = 288 BC
	\| birth_place = [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)\|Kalinga]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)\|Kalinga]], [[India]]
			\| devanagari = कौरोवकी
	\| death_date =		\| death_date =
	\| death_place =		\| death_place =
	~~\| house = [[Maurya Empire\|Maurya]]~~		\| title =
	\| title = ~~[[Empress]] [[consort]] of [[Maurya Empire]]~~
	\| father =		\| father =
	\| mother =		\| mother =
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	\| issue = [[Tivala]] (son)		\| issue = [[Tivala]] (son)
	\| religion = [[Buddhism]]		\| religion = [[Buddhism]]
			\| dynasty = [[Maurya]]
	}}		}}
	Karuvaki was the second queen<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Shah\|first1=Kirit K.\|title=The problem of identity : women in early Indian inscriptions\|date=2001\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|location=New Delhi [u.a.]\|isbn=9780195653229\|pages=33, 180}}</ref> of the third Mauryan emperor, [[Ashoka]]. She was also the mother of Ashoka's son, Prince [[Tivala]].		Karuvaki was the second queen<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Shah\|first1=Kirit K.\|title=The problem of identity : women in early Indian inscriptions\|date=2001\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|location=New Delhi [u.a.]\|isbn=9780195653229\|pages=33, 180}}</ref> of the third Mauryan emperor, [[Ashoka]]. She was also the mother of Ashoka's son, Prince [[Tivala]]. She is the only queen of Ashoka who is mentioned in his own inscriptions with her son Tivala.

	==Life==		==Life==
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	==In popular culture==		==In popular culture==
	* Karuvaki was portrayed by [[Kareena Kapoor]] in the 2001 [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[Aśoka (2001 film)\|Aśoka]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249371/\|title=Ashoka the Great (2001)\|website=[[IMDb]]\|accessdate=December 15, 2012}}</ref>		* Karuvaki was portrayed by [[Kareena Kapoor]] in the 2001 [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[Aśoka (2001 film)\|Aśoka]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249371/\|title=Ashoka the Great (2001)\|website=[[IMDb]]\|accessdate=December 15, 2012}}</ref>
	*[[Saumya Seth]] portrays Karuvaki in [[Colors TV]]'s 2015 historical drama, ''[[Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat]]'' while [[Reem Sheikh]] portrays the young karuvaki.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Reem to play ~~Ashoka’s~~ love interest\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Reem-to-play-Ashokas-love-interest/photostory/50106279.cms\|accessdate=8 January 2016\|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>		*[[Saumya Seth]] portrays Karuvaki in [[Colors TV]]'s 2015 historical drama, ''[[Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat]]'' while [[Reem Sheikh]] portrays the young karuvaki.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Reem to play Ashoka's love interest\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Reem-to-play-Ashokas-love-interest/photostory/50106279.cms\|accessdate=8 January 2016\|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
	*She is the main character of [[The Ashoka Trilogy]], The Prince of Pataliputra by Shreyas Bhave.		*She is the main character of [[The Ashoka Trilogy]], The Prince of Pataliputra by Shreyas Bhave.
	*Kalinga Karubaki Award established by [[Kalinga Literary Festival]] to honour the great warrior princess of Kalinga<ref>http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/kalinga-lit-fest-begins-in-city-on-june-10.html</ref>		*Kalinga Karubaki Award established by [[Kalinga Literary Festival]] to honour the great warrior princess of Kalinga<ref>http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/kalinga-lit-fest-begins-in-city-on-june-10.html</ref>

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| image = Karuvaki.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = 288 BC
| birth_place = [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)|Kalinga]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| house = [[Maurya Empire|Maurya]]
| title = [[Empress]] [[consort]] of [[Maurya Empire]]
| father =
| mother =
| spouse = [[Ashoka]]
| issue = [[Tivala]] (son)
| religion = [[Buddhism]]
}}
Karuvaki was the second queen<ref>{{cite book|last1=Shah|first1=Kirit K.|title=The problem of identity : women in early Indian inscriptions|date=2001|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New Delhi [u.a.]|isbn=9780195653229|pages=33, 180}}</ref> of the third Mauryan emperor, [[Ashoka]]. She was also the mother of Ashoka's son, Prince [[Tivala]].

==Life==

Karuvaki 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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ashoka in Ancient India|year=2015|publisher=Harvard University Press|author=Nayanjot Lahiri|page=283}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=History of India, Volume 2; Volume 6|year=1906|publisher=The Grolier Society|author1=Romesh Chunder Dutt |author2=Vincent Arthur Smith |author3=Stanley Lane-Poole |author4=Henry Miers Elliot |author5=William Wilson Hunter |author6=Alfred Comyn Lyall |page=175}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title = The Queen Edict |url=http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/asoka1b.html#The_Queen|accessdate = 2009-03-05 |year = 1999 |publisher = Buddha's World}}</ref><ref name=Thapar>{{cite book|last=Thapar|first=Romila|title=Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas|year=1973|page=30|publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Cambridge Shorter History of India|page=53 |publisher=Cambridge University Press Archive}}</ref>

Despite the fact that Ashoka had many queens, Kaurwaki is the only queen of Ashoka, who was named in his inscriptions and edicts.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gupta|first1=Subhadra Sen|title=Ashoka|date=2009|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9788184758078|chapter=Ashoka's family}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=University of Allahabad. Dept. of Modern Indian History, University of Kerala. Dept. of History, University of Travancore, University of Kerala|title=Journal of Indian History|publisher=Department of Modern Indian History|year=1963|volume=41|page=155}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
* Karuvaki was portrayed by [[Kareena Kapoor]] in the 2001 [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[Aśoka (2001 film)|Aśoka]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249371/|title=Ashoka the Great (2001)|website=[[IMDb]]|accessdate=December 15, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Saumya Seth]] portrays Karuvaki in [[Colors TV]]'s 2015 historical drama, ''[[Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat]]'' while [[Reem Sheikh]] portrays the young karuvaki.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reem to play Ashoka’s love interest|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Reem-to-play-Ashokas-love-interest/photostory/50106279.cms|accessdate=8 January 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
*She is the main character of [[The Ashoka Trilogy]], The Prince of Pataliputra by Shreyas Bhave.
*Kalinga Karubaki Award established by [[Kalinga Literary Festival]] to honour the great warrior princess of Kalinga<ref>http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/kalinga-lit-fest-begins-in-city-on-june-10.html</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

[[Category:3rd-century BC women]]
[[Category:Women from Odisha]]
[[Category:Kalinga (India)]]
[[Category:History of Odisha]]
[[Category:Indian Buddhists]]
[[Category:Converts to Buddhism from Hinduism]]
[[Category:Wives of Ashoka]]

[[Category:3rd-century BC Indian people]]