Originally posted by: Yashikha16
Just wondering, did any wives of Ashoka love him at all?? Love him for being him and not a prince or next in line for the throne.
Devi married him because he was prince, don't think her consent was asked as he Himself was very young and Devi would have been younger.
Karuwaki and her origins are not known so don't know from where she came from and how she married Ashok. He boasts that feudal kings used to give him their daughters so she must have been one of them.
Padmavati was a secondary queen and her origins also are not known. Her son was Crown Prince so she would have been from a prestigious family.
Asandhimitra was princess of Asandhivat and therefore this was likely an alliance. Her good nature, religious disposition, beauty and kind heart made her his absolute favourite queen.
Tisyarakshita was a handmaiden of Asandhimitra and due to her sensual charms Ashok was seduced by her and her saving Ashok from an illness he made her his Chief Queen.