Ashoka - Wikipedia
Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka (/ ə ˈ ʃ oʊ k ə / [7] ə-SHOH-kə; Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was …
Ashoka | Biography, History, Religion, India, & Buddhism | Britannica
Dec 16, 2024 · Ashoka (died 238? bce, India) was the last major emperor of the Mauryan dynasty of India. His vigorous patronage of Buddhism during his reign (c. 265–238 bce; also given as …
Ashoka the Great - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 24, 2020 · Ashoka the Great (r. 268-232 BCE) was the third king of the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BCE) best known for his renunciation of war, development of the concept of dhamma …
Life History Of Ashoka The Great! - Cultural India
Ashoka was the third ruler of the illustrious Maurya dynasty and was one of the most powerful kings of the Indian subcontinent in ancient times. His reign between 273 BC and 232 B.C. was …
Emperor Ashoka: The Complete Biography of the Mauryan Leader
Jan 9, 2024 · Emperor Ashoka, the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled a vast empire in the Indian subcontinent from approximately 268 to 232 BCE.
Biography of Ashoka the Great, India's Mauryan Emperor
Jun 6, 2019 · Ashoka the Great (c. 304–232 BCE) was the emperor of India's Maurya Dynasty from 268 to 232 BCE and is remembered for his remarkable conversion to nonviolence and his …
Ashoka – Life and Major Accomplishments of the 3rd Mauryan Emperor
Mar 31, 2022 · Ashoka, commonly known as Ashoka the Great, was the third emperor of the Maurya Empire, a powerful ancient Indian kingdom that occupied large parts of the Indian …
Ashoka—facts and information - National Geographic
Apr 1, 2019 · Upset with his violent conquests that killed hundreds of thousands, the Indian king Ashoka embraced Buddhism and treated his subjects humanely. Emperor Ashoka is credited …
Ashoka - New World Encyclopedia
Ashoka was the first ruler of ancient Bharata (India), after the famed Mahabharata rulers, to unify such a vast territory under his empire, which in retrospect exceeds the boundaries of the …
Ashoka - Encyclopedia of Buddhism
Ashoka (S. Aśoka; P Asoka; T. mya ngan med མྱ་ངན་མེད་; C. Ayu wang 阿育王), aka "Ashoka the Great" or "Dharmāśoka," was the ruler of the Maurya Empire from approximatedly 268 to 232 …