Tishyaraksha
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Tishyaraksha or Tissarakkhā (c. 3rd century BCE) was the fifth and last wife of the third Mauryan emperor, Ashoka. According to the Ashokavadana, she was responsible for blinding Ashoka's son and heir presumptive Kunala.[1] She was very jealous of the attention paid by Ashoka to the Bodhi-tree, and caused it to be killed by means of poisonous thorns.[2]
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Tishyaraksha | |
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Empress of the Maurya Empire | |
Wife of Ashoka | |
Born | c. 260 BC – c. 250 BC[citation needed] Gandhara region |
Died | 235 BC[citation needed] |
Spouse | Emperor Ashoka The Great (m. 237 BCE) |
House | Maurya |
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