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Karuvaki also referred to as Kaurwaki (Oriya: Karubaki Sanskrit: Charuvaki) was Empress of the Maurya Empire as the consort of Emperor Ashoka. She was the mother of Ashoka’s son Prince Tivala (also referred to as Tivara).According to eminent historian M.N. Das Karuvaki was a fisherman’s daughter who converted to Buddhism and became a sanyasini. Following Ashoka’s conversion to Buddhism he married her and made her his queen. She had guided Ashoka towards his religious leanings.
