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Ashoka The Great History Of The  Indian King Ashoka. Ashoka A  c.  1st century BCE/CE  relief from  Sanchi , showing Ashoka on his chariot, visiting the  Nagas  at  Ramagrama . 3rd  Mauryan emperor Reign c.  268  – c.  232 BCE Coronation 268 BCE Predecessor Bindusara Successor Dasharatha Regent Radhagupta Born Pataliputra , modern-day  Patna ,  Bihar ,  India Died 232 BCE Pataliputra, modern-day Patna, Bihar, India Spouse Asandhimitra Devi Karuvaki Padmavati Tishyaraksha Issue Mahendra Tivala Kunala Jalauka Charumati Sanghamitra Dynasty Maurya Father Bindusara Mother Subhadrangi  (also called Dharma) Maurya Empire (322–180 BCE) Chandragupta 322–297 BCE Bindusara 297–272/268 BCE Ashoka 272/268–232 BCE Dasharatha 232–224 BCE Samprati 224–215 BCE Shalishuka 215–202 BCE Devavarman 202–195 BCE Shatadhanvan 195–187 BCE Brihadratha 187–180 BCE Ashoka  ...

➣Birbal Jump to navigation Jump to search Birbal Birbal Born Mahesh Das 1528 Sidhi ,  Sidhi ,  Madhya Pradesh ,  India Died 1586 (aged 57–58) Swat valley , present-day  Pakistan Spouse Urvashi Devi Issue Saudamini (daughter) Occupation Main advisor in the  Mughal  court of Emperor  Akbar B irbal  ( IPA:  [biːrbəl] ; born  Mahesh Das ; 1528–1586), or  Raja Birbal , was a  Hindu  Brahmin advisor in the court of the  Mughal  emperor,  Akbar . He is mostly known in the Indian subcontinent for the  folk tales  which focus on his  wit . Birbal was appointed by Akbar as a minister "mantri" and used to be a  poet  and  singer  in around 1556–1562. He had a close association with Emperor  Akbar  and was one of his most important courtiers, part of a group called the  navaratnas  (nine jewels of Akbar). In 1586, Birbal led an army t...