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Specimen-extracts from ancient Indla Vol. II .. 4800
Chandragupta 40, it is quite possible that he had at least two
queens. (1) The name of the queen consort is His family not known; probably the heir-apparent was not
born of her*). (2) The second queen, Chāruvāki* is mentioned by Priyadarsin himself in the Pillar at Allahbad. (3) Again, he seems to have married the sister of Sātkarani II of the Andhra dynasty of southern India. (Probably Chāruväki was this sister. F. N. 42). Jaina books proclaim that during his conquest tour, he married numerous princesses of defeated kings** (the number is 16000 ). Looking to his prosess, the extent of his territory and the length of his reign, it is not unreasonable to conclude that his harem must have been crowded with a
(40) Pp. 205 above, f. 1. no. 48.
(41) Smith, Asoka, pp. 198, f. D. Do. 3:---It is stated there about Kāruvāki (Chāruvāki), that the names are spelled Tibal and Kúluvaki in the dilect of Magadb. The second queen was evidently in high favour as the mother of a son, who might succeed to the throne; but he seems to have predeceased his father. This statement is based on the authority of the rock-edicts. Prince Tibal though he was born of Kūluvaks, who was not the queen-consort, must have been the heir-apparent; but we know that the name of the heir-apparent was Vrşasen, who was the governor of Afghānistān during the rule of Priyadarsin. Had his name been Tival, it would have been mentioned in the rockedicts, just as the names Dasarath, Sālisuk and others are mentioned. This divergence can be explained as follows:-(1) Either Vrşasen was next in age. to Tibal and might have been appointed successor after the latter's death, (2) or, Vrsasen might have been junior in age, but must have been declared heir apparent because he was born of the queen-consort. The first theory is the more reasonable of the two, because generally the eldest son is appointed as the heir-apparent, irrespective of the queen of whom he is born. Thus Mr. Smith's conclusions are in keeping with my own.
(42) Smith, Asoka, pp. 198, f. n. no. 3:-"Kūluvakt is a family or gotra name, meaning of the Karuvaki race". If this is so, she was probably the daughter of the king of Andhra (read above, no. 3.) Cf. f. n. no. 41 above, and 43 below.
; (43) Sudarsan lake inscription, Epi. Ind. vol. 8, pp. 41 and further in this vol, on the Andhra dynasty. Chāruvāki might have been the sister of Sata. karsi. Read further, this chapter.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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