Dasharatha Maurya

Dasharatha Maurya (IAST: Daśaratha) was the 4th Mauryan emperor from 232 to 224 BCE. He was a grandson of Ashoka The Great and is commonly held to have succeeded him as the Emperor of India. Dasharatha presided over a declining imperium and several territories of the empire broke away from central rule during his reign. He had continued the religious and social policies of Ashoka. Dasharatha was the last Mauryan emperor to have issued imperial inscriptions—thus the last Mauryan Emperor to be known from epigraphical sources.

This article is about Mauryan king. For character from Hindu Epic Ramayana, see Dasharatha.

Dasharatha Maurya
Devanampriya Chakravartin
4th Mauryan Emperor
Reignc. 232 – c. 224 BCE
PredecessorEmperor Ashoka The Great
SuccessorEmperor Samprati Maurya
Born252 BCE
Died224 BCE (Age 28)
Names
Emperor Dasharatha Maurya
DynastyMaurya
ReligionBuddhism
Maurya Empire
(322–180 BCE)
Chandragupta 322–297 BCE
Bindusara 297–273 BCE
Ashoka 273/268–232 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

Dasharatha died in 224 BCE and was succeeded by his cousin Samprati.

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