She gave Ashoka his first two children -- the boy Mahendra , born in about the year 285 BCE , and the girl Sanghamitra , born about three years later .
Devi and Ashoka shared a close and loving relationship unlike the usual dynastic arrangements .
Devi gave Ashoka his first two children -- the boy Mahendra , born in about the year 285 BCE , and the girl Sanghamitra , born about three years later .
Devi and Ashoka shared a close and loving relationship unlike the usual dynastic arrangements .