What was the name of Ashoka's mother?

Q. What was the name of Ashoka's mother?
Answer: Subhadrangi
Notes: Ashokavadana which is a Buddhist text mentions that Ashoka’s mother was daughter of a Brahmana of Champa named Subhadrangi. It is believed that Ashoka got his name from the fact that his birth resulted in the reunion of his mother and father.

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