Samprati
Samprati (r. 224 – 215 BCE) was the 5th Emperor of the Maurya dynasty. He was the son of 3rd Mauryan Emperor Ashoka's blind son, Kunala, and succeeded his cousin, 4th Mauryan Emperor Dasharatha, as emperor of the Maurya Empire. He built 1,50,000 Jain Derasars (Jainalaya/Jain Mandir/Jain Temple) and made 1,50,00,000 Jain idols. Also he was believed to have taken an oath to dig foundation of a new Jinalaya everyday and then only he used to do navakrashi (Jain breakfast).
| Samprati | |
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| Chakravartin | |
| 5th Mauryan Emperor | |
| Reign | c. 224 – c. 215 BCE |
| Coronation | 224 BCE |
| Predecessor | Emperor Dasharatha Maurya |
| Successor | Emperor Shalishuka Maurya |
| Reign | Crown Prince of Mauryan Dynasty |
| Dynasty | Maurya |
| Father | Crown Prince Kunala |
| Mother | Crown Princess Kanchanamala |
| Religion | Jainism |
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