Asandhimitra

Asandhimitra
Agramahisi
Empress Consort of Mauryan Empire
Reignc. 268 BC – c. 240 BCE
PredecessorMother of Ashoka
SuccessorTishyaraksha
Bornc. 304 BCE
Magadha, Maurya Empire(Present day Bihar, India)
Diedc. 240 BC (aged 64-65)
Pataliputra, Maurya Empire(Present day Bihar, India)
SpouseAshoka (m. 270 BCE)
DynastyMaurya
ReligionBuddhism

Asandhamitra (304 BCE – 240 BCE) was an empress and 1st chief consort of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. She was Ashoka's second wife and first empress consort[1][2]

Given the title "agramahisi", or "Chief Empress",[3] Asandhimitra was likely from a royal family.[2] She did not have any children.[2] After her death, Tishyarakshita became the first chief empress of Ashoka.[1]

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  3. ^ The Maha Bodhi: Volume 104. University of Michigan. 1996. pp. 25–26.