Kaurwaki

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It is said that Queen Kaurwaki was a fisherwoman and later on became one of Ashoka's wives. She converted to Buddhism and became Ashoka's 3rd wife. She was immortalised in the Queen Edict (one of Ashoka's many edicts carved on pillars throughout his kingdom).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] In popular culture

In the film Asoka, Kaurwaki is depicted as being an orphan princess from Kalinga, and leads an army against Asoka's invasion.^{[citation needed]}