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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Susima canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

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) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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