who was ashoka

Ashoka was the 3rd king of the dynasty that unified the Indian subcontinent for the first time: the Mauryan Dynasty. One of the borders for the empire that Ashoka mentions is Tamrapami, which may be all the way to Sri Lanka/Ceylon, an island in the Indian Ocean. He ruled from c. 270 B.C. until his death in 232.

During his lifetime, Ashoka's reputation changed. He was known for his cruelty early on, but later, for his great acts and edicts, including an emphasis on ahimsā, Ghandi-style non-violence (Korom). The nobler phase of his reign followed Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism, which came after he had waged a bloody war in Kalinga, in c. 265. Originally a Hindu he converted to Buddhism in c. 262 (according to "Holy Cow! The Apotheosis of Zebu, or Why the Cow Is Sacred in Hinduism," by Frank J. Korom; Asian Folklore Studies (2000)). In honor of the Buddha, Ashoka reduced the tax burden on the village of Buddha's birth, Lumbini (according to "close Historical Memory without History," by Romila Thapar; Economic and Political Weekly (2007)).

Ashoka's capital was in Pataliputra, from which he controlled northern India and 14 other states, extending to Bactria, in the west, and southern India to the Krishna River. Likened to Constantine spreading Christianity, Ashoka helped spread Buddhism beyond the Indian subcontinent into Asia.

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Ashoka was the most famous ruler of Gupta dynasty.

ashoka was a famous ruler of mauryan dynasty.his father was bindusara.

u may know the grand father of ashoka.that is chandra gupta maurya

 ashoka was a famous ruler of mauryan dynasty.his father was bindusara and his grandfather was chandragupta maurya.he gave up the war with kalinga by seeing all the bloodshed and wounded soldiers.by seeing this he became a priest of buddhism and followed the path of dhamma

Ashoka was first the famous ruler of mauryan dynasty and the son of bindusara and first ruler who tried to take his message to people through inscription.and he the only king in the history of the world who gave up conquest after winning a war.Annd then became, a priest by following buddha's ideas.....

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Ashoka was the 3rd king of the dynasty that unified the Indian subcontinent for the first time: the Mauryan Dynasty. One of the borders for the empire that Ashoka mentions is Tamrapami, which may be all the way to Sri Lanka/Ceylon, an island in the Indian Ocean. He ruled from c. 270 B.C. until his death in 232.

During his lifetime, Ashoka 's reputation changed. He was known for his cruelty early on, but later, for his great acts and edicts, including an emphasis on ahimsā, Ghandi-style non-violence (Korom). The nobler phase of his reign followed Ashoka 's conversion to Buddhism, which came after he had waged a bloody war in Kalinga, in c. 265. Originally a Hindu he converted to Buddhism in c. 262 (according to "Holy Cow! The Apotheosis of Zebu, or Why the Cow Is Sacred in Hinduism," by Frank J. Korom; Asian Folklore Studies (2000)). In honor of the Buddha, Ashoka reduced the tax burden on the village of Buddha 's birth, Lumbini (according to "close Historical Memory without History," by Romila Thapar; Economic and Political Weekly (2007)).

Ashoka 's capital was in Pataliputra, from which he controlled northern India and 14 other states, extending to Bactria, in the west, and southern India to the Krishna River. Likened to Constantine spreading Christianity, Ashoka helped spread Buddhism beyond the Indian subcontinent into Asia. thumbs up please

Ashoka's was the ruler of maryan dynasty.

asoka was the most famous king of mauryan dynasty . he was the first ruler who tried to spread his message through inscription were written in prakrit language and in brahmini script he decided not to fight again to conquer any laND he his the king who gave up the war after winning the land . ashoka was the son of bindusara and grandson of chandragupta .

ASHOKA WAS THE THIRD RULER OF MAURYAN DYNASTY  WHO WAS  A MAN OF WHO FOLLOWED DHAMMA.HE WAS GRANDSON OF CHANDRAGUPTA AD SON OF BINDUSARA

ashoka was third and greatest ruler of mauryan dynasty