Kunala
Kunala (IAST: Kuṇāla) (263 BC – ?) was the Crown Prince and second son of 3rd Mauryan Emperor Ashoka and Empress Padmavati and the presumptive heir to Ashoka, thus the heir to the Mauryan Empire which once ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent. After the departure of Mahendra, Ashoka's eldest son, he was supposed to be the heir to the empire, but was blinded by his step-mother, Tishyaraksha, at a young age in jealousy. While he was not able to take the throne, his son, Samprati, became his heir.
| Kunala | |
|---|---|
| Crown prince of the Maurya Empire | |
| Predecessor | Crown Prince Susima |
| Successor | Emperor Samprati Maurya (as Crown Prince) |
| Born | 263 BC |
| Spouse | Crown Princess Kanchanamala |
| Issue | Emperor Samprati Maurya |
| Dynasty | Maurya |
| Father | Emperor Ashoka The Great |
| Mother | Padmavati |
Kunala also served as the Viceroy of Taxila during the reign of his father, having been appointed to the position in 235 BCE.
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