Suvas 1939 06 Pustak 01 Ank 12

SR No.: 034624
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Suvas Karyalay
Publisher: Suvas Karyalay
Publication Year: 1939
Total Pages: 70
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Suvas, & India
File Size: 5 MB

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Specimen-extracts
from
Ancient India Vol. II.
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The name of the heir-apparent 49 was Vrssen. He was pro bably not born of the chief queen, The Tibetian books tell us that prince Vṛṣasen was appointed as the goverSons and daughters nor of the province on the other side of the Indus50. The chronological list of the Maurya kings, as supplied by Purāņas, contains his name. Hence he succeeded Priyadarsin on the throne of Ujjain. The second prince was Tivar52, who had a sister named Charumati. Both of them were children of Charuvākī, as the pillar-edicts tell us. Charumati was given in marriage to Devpal, the king of Nepal.
His rock-edicts reveal the fact that he had divided his vast empire into several provinces, had appointed the members of the royal family, including relatives-far and near-as governors of these provinces. Such governors are called "Devkumars" in the rockedits. Names of some of the provinces over which such Devkamārs were appointed are given blow:-(1) Sauraṣṭra (2) GāndhārTaxila, (3) Kašmir, (4) Kaušambi (5) Khotan. (6) Nepal (7) Tibet. (8) Sindh. (9) Afghanistan. (10) Suvarnagiri, (11) Keral district-main part of Malbar. (12) The province, the capital of
(49) He was not the heir-apparent at first, (f. n. no. 41 above) he was declared as the successor when the heir-apparent died. (See rock-edicts of Sahbajgrahi and Mansera about the death of prince Suman.)
(50) The real name is Sinddhu. It ought to be the region on the other side of the Indus, because he was the Governor of Afghanistan.
(51) Pp. 236, the chronological list.
(52) The real name of Tivar is as yet unknown; he may have come to the throne of Avanti, having assumed another name; it is as good as certain that he must have been appointed as governor of the region about the KausambiAllahbad-rock-edict. (Cf. f. n. no. 41).
(53) Bh. Asoka, pp. 49-50:-"Kumāras were appointed as provinces."
(54) Chap. IV, later on; details about "administration." (55) Bh. Asoka, pp. 49, f. n. no. 1.
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