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{{Short description| | {{Short description|Wife and Second Chief Queen of the emperor Ashoka}} | ||
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| image | | image = File:Ashoka Inscriptions Queen's edict.jpg | ||
| caption | | caption = The "[[Queen's edict]]" in [[Prayagraj]] mentions the charitable deeds of Karuvaki. | ||
| | | birth_place = [[Kalinga (historical region)|Kalinga]] | ||
| dynasty = [[Maurya Empire|Maurya]] | |||
| title = [[Empress Consort]] of the [[Mauryan Empire]] | |||
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| spouse = [[Ashoka The Great]] | |||
| title | | issue = Prince [[Tivala]] | ||
| father | | religion = [[Buddhism]] | ||
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Karuvaki was the | '''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, | 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 ( | * 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 | * [[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 | * She is the main character of ''The Ashoka Trilogy'', The Prince of Pataliputra by Shreyas Bhave. | ||
*Kalinga | * 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| | {{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 }} | |||
[[Category:3rd-century BC women]] | [[Category:3rd-century BC women]] | ||
[[Category:Women from Odisha]] | [[Category:Women from Odisha]] | ||
[[Category:Kalinga (India)]] | [[Category:Kalinga (India)]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Buddhism and Hinduism]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Buddhists]] | [[Category:Indian Buddhists]] | ||
[[Category:Converts to Buddhism from Hinduism]] | [[Category:Converts to Buddhism from Hinduism]] | ||
[[Category:Wives of Ashoka]] | [[Category:Wives of Ashoka]] | ||
[[Category:3rd-century BC Buddhists]] | |||
[[Category:3rd-century BC Indian people]] | [[Category:3rd-century BC Indian people]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:55, 7 March 2026
| Karuvaki | |
|---|---|
| Empress Consort of the Mauryan Empire | |
 The "Queen's edict" in Prayagraj mentions the charitable deeds of Karuvaki. | |
| Born | Kalinga |
| Spouse | Ashoka The Great |
| Issue | Prince Tivala |
| Dynasty | Maurya |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Karuvaki was the "Second Queen Consort"[1] 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[edit | edit source]
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.[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[edit | edit source]
The Queen's Edict on the Allahabad Pillar refers to the charitable deeds of Karuvaki:[9][10]
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.[11]
In popular culture[edit | edit source]
- Karuvaki was portrayed by Kareena Kapoor in the 2001 Bollywood film, Aśoka.[12]
- Saumya Seth portrays Karuvaki in Colors TV's 2015 historical drama, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat while Reem Sheikh portrays the young Karuvaki.[13]
- She is the main character of The Ashoka Trilogy, The Prince of Pataliputra by Shreyas Bhave.
- Kalinga Karuvaki Award established by Kalinga Literary Festival to honour the great warrior princess of Kalinga[14]
- Mallika Singh portrays Karuvaki in Ekta Kapoor's historical drama series Pracchand Ashok on Colors TV.[15]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Shah, Kirit K. (2001). The problem of identity : women in early Indian inscriptions. New Delhi [u.a.]: Oxford University Press. pp. 33, 180. ISBN 9780195653229.
- ↑ Nayanjot Lahiri (2015). Ashoka in Ancient India. Harvard University Press. p. 283.
- ↑ Romesh Chunder Dutt; Vincent Arthur Smith; Stanley Lane-Poole; Henry Miers Elliot; William Wilson Hunter; Alfred Comyn Lyall (1906). History of India, Volume 2; Volume 6. The Grolier Society. p. 175.
- ↑ "The Queen Edict". Buddha's World. 1999. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ↑ Thapar, Romila (1973). Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas. Oxford University Press. p. 30.
- ↑ The Cambridge Shorter History of India. Cambridge University Press Archive. p. 53.
- ↑ Gupta, Subhadra Sen (2009). "Ashoka's family". Ashoka. Penguin UK. ISBN 9788184758078.
- ↑ University of Allahabad. Dept. of Modern Indian History, University of Kerala. Dept. of History, University of Travancore, University of Kerala (1963). "Journal of Indian History". 41. Department of Modern Indian History: 155.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Bhandarkar 1925, p. 336.
- ↑ Smith 1920, pp. 215–219.
- ↑ Thapar, Romila (2012). "Appendix V: A Translation of the Edicts of Aśoka". Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas (3rd ed.). New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 388–390. ISBN 9780198077244. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Ashoka the Great (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ "Reem to play Ashoka's love interest". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "Kalinga Lit Fest begins in city on June 10". Archived from the original on 26 May 2018.
- ↑ Adnan Khan and Mallika Singh to play leads in Ekta Kapoor's new historical drama series 'Pracchand Ashok'
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Bhandarkar, D. R. (1925). Ashoka. Asian Educational Services. p. 336. ISBN 8120613333.* Smith, Vincent Arthur (1920). Ashoka, the Buddhist Emperor of India. Asian Educational Services. pp. 215–219. ISBN 8120613031.