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'''Susima Maurya''' (also '''Sushima''' or '''Sushim''') was a prince of the [[Maurya Empire]] and the eldest son and | '''Susima Maurya''' (also '''Sushima''' or '''Sushim''') was a prince of the [[Maurya Empire]] and the eldest son and heir-apparent of the second Mauryan emperor [[Bindusara]]. He was next in line for his father's throne,<ref name=upinder>{{citation |last=Singh|first=Upinder|title=A history of ancient and early medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century|date=2009|publisher=Pearson Longman|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788131716779|p=331|edition=3rd impr.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GW5Gx0HSXKUC }}</ref> but was assassinated by his younger half-brother, [[Ashoka]], who eventually succeeded Bindusara as the third Mauryan emperor. | ||
==Birth and family== | ==Birth and family== |