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  1. Who amidst the following was a wife of emperor Ashoka who influenced him?
    1. Chandalika
    2. Charulata
    3. Gautami
    4. Karuwaki
Correct Option: D

Maharani Kaurwaki was Empress consort of the Maurya Empire as the first wife of Emperor Ashoka. Legends says that Kaurwaki was the daughter of a fisher man. It is said that she led an army of females against Ashoka in Kalinga after Kalinga had no males left to defend it.


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