Kaurwaki
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Queen Kaurwaki was a fisherwoman and later on became one of Ashoka
's wives.
Legends says that Kaurwaki was daughter of a fisher man. It is said that she led an army of females against Ashoka in Kalinga, after Kalinga had no males left to defend it. Unlike as depicted in some texts and movies, Kaurwaki was forcibly taken by Ashoka, who was struck by her mesmerising beauty, and was made his wife.
She converted to Buddhism
and became Ashoka's 1st wife. She was immortalised in the Queen Edict which was one of the minory rock edicts erected by Ashoka. The edict identifies her as the second queen of Ashoka and mother to Tivala. Legend also tells of a daughter born to Ashoka who died not long after birth named Jo-sanne, born after Tivala (the origin of her name is unknown but said by some to be given by a Kalingan priest who had envisioned her birth and name). She is still venerated in parts of the Kalinga district as an immortal princess- protector of her father's throne.
film Asoka, Kaurwaki is depicted as being an orphan princess from Kalinga
, and leads an army against Asoka's invasion.
Ashoka
Ashok Maurya or Ashoka , popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests...
's wives.
Legends says that Kaurwaki was daughter of a fisher man. It is said that she led an army of females against Ashoka in Kalinga, after Kalinga had no males left to defend it. Unlike as depicted in some texts and movies, Kaurwaki was forcibly taken by Ashoka, who was struck by her mesmerising beauty, and was made his wife.
She converted to Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
and became Ashoka's 1st wife. She was immortalised in the Queen Edict which was one of the minory rock edicts erected by Ashoka. The edict identifies her as the second queen of Ashoka and mother to Tivala. Legend also tells of a daughter born to Ashoka who died not long after birth named Jo-sanne, born after Tivala (the origin of her name is unknown but said by some to be given by a Kalingan priest who had envisioned her birth and name). She is still venerated in parts of the Kalinga district as an immortal princess- protector of her father's throne.
In popular culture
In the BollywoodBollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film Asoka, Kaurwaki is depicted as being an orphan princess from Kalinga
Kalinga (India)
Kalinga was an early state in central-eastern India, which comprised most of the modern state of Orissa/Utkal , as well as the Andhra region of the bordering state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a rich and fertile land that extended from the river Damodar/Ganges to Godavari and from Bay of Bengal to...
, and leads an army against Asoka's invasion.