Susima

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Susima was an ancient Indian prince of the Maurya dynasty, known primarily as the elder son of Emperor Bindusara and rival claimant to the throne against his brother Ashoka.

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Label Occurrences
Susima canonical 3

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian prince
Maurya prince
historical figure
allegedCauseOfDeath killed during succession struggle (traditional accounts)
associatedWith Maurya Empire
Pataliputra
conflict dynastic rivalry with Ashoka
countryOfCitizenship Ancient India
linked to: ancient India
culture Ancient Indian
describedIn Buddhist chronicles
linked to: Buddhist texts

Mahavamsa (traditional account)
linked to: Mahavamsa

Sri Lankan chronicles
linked to: Culavamsa
ethnicGroup Indo-Aryan (context of Maurya court)
father Bindusara
historicity partly legendary, based on later textual traditions
house House of Maurya
linked to: Maurya Empire
knownFrom later literary tradition rather than contemporary inscriptions
languageOfPrimarySources Pali
Sanskrit
memberOfDynasty Maurya dynasty
linked to: Maurya Empire
mother Queen of Bindusara (name uncertain)
notableFor being rival claimant to the Maurya throne against Ashoka
succession dispute with Ashoka
positionHeld Crown prince of the Maurya Empire
precededBy Bindusara (as reigning emperor)
linked to: Bindusara
realm Maurya Empire
relativePositionInFamily elder son of Bindusara
religion uncertain
roleInSuccession designated heir apparent before Ashoka
sibling Ashoka
Vitashoka
successorAsHeir Ashoka
timePeriod 3rd century BCE
title Prince
Yuvaraja (crown prince, in some traditions)

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bindusara child Susima
Amitraghata child Susima
Bindusara child Susima
subject linked to: Amitrochates