Dasaratha

Dasaratha (Sanskrit: दशरथ) was a ruler of the Maurya dynasty, who lived from about 232 to 224 BC. Ruled. He was the direct successor of the Emperor Ashoka , the most important ruler of ancient India. Dasaratha was probably a grandson of the emperor and came to power because the designated successor and son of Ashoka, named Kunala, had been blinded in a court intrigue. However, the statements of the Puranas about the successors of the Emperor Ashoka are sometimes somewhat contradicting.

As inscriptions in the three Nagarjuna Caves near the Barabar Caves show, Dasaratha founded these hostels for ascetics of the Ajivikas immediately after his accession to the throne.

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Dailendra Nath Sen: Ancient History and Civilization. New Age International, New Delhi 1999, ISBN 81-224-1198-3 , pp. 151-152.
Vincent Arthur Smith: Ashoka: The Buddhist Emperor of India. Clarendon, Oxford 1920 p. 226 (reprint of Asian Educational Service, New Delhi 1997, ISBN 81-206-1303-1 )

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Dasaratha dedications of the Nagarjuna caves in VA Smith " Ashoka: The Buddhist Emperor of India "

predecessor	Office	successor
Ashoka	King of Magadha 3rd century BC Chr. (Chronology)	Samprati

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SURNAME	Dasaratha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	दशरथ
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ruler of the Maurya dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr.