Samprati

Samprati
Chakravartin
Nripa
5th Maurya Emperor
Reignc.224 – c.215 BCE
Coronation224 BCE
PredecessorDasharatha Maurya
SuccessorShalishuka Maurya
Crown Prince of Magadha
PredecessorKunala
SuccessorUnknown
BornUnknown
Pataliputra, Maurya Empire (Present day Bihar, India)
Diedc.215 BCE
Pataliputra, Maurya Empire (Present day Bihar, India)
IssueShalishuka Maurya
DynastyMaurya
FatherKunala
MotherKanchanamala
ReligionJainism

Samprati (r.224  215 BCE) was the fifth emperor of the Maurya Empire. He was the grandson of the third Mauryan emperor, Ashoka, and the son of Kunala. He succeeded his cousin, Dasharatha Maurya. According to Jain tradition, he built 1,50,000 Jain derasars and made 1,50,00,000 Jain idols. He is also believed to have taken an oath to dig the foundation of a new Jinalaya every day, and would not take his navakrashi (breakfast) until it was completed.