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- Ashoka abstract "Ashoka Maurya (304–232 BCE), commonly known as Ashoka and also as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BCE to 232 BCE. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests. His empire stretched from the parts of the ancient territories of Khorasan, Sistan and Balochistan (unpartitioned) in what is now Afghanistan and possibly eastern Iran, through the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan, to present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of Assam in the east, and as far south as northern Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. The empire had Taxila, Ujjain and Pataliputra as its capital.In about 260 BCE Ashoka waged a bitterly destructive war against the state of Kalinga (modern Odisha). He conquered Kalinga, which none of his ancestors (starting from Chandragupta Maurya) had done. His reign was headquartered in Magadha (present-day Bihar). He embraced Buddhism after witnessing the mass deaths of the Kalinga War, which he himself had waged out of a desire for conquest. "Ashoka reflected on the war in Kalinga, which reportedly had resulted in more than 100,000 deaths and 150,000 deportations." Ashoka converted gradually to Buddhism beginning about 263 BCE at the latest. He was later dedicated to the propagation of Buddhism across Asia, and established monuments marking several significant sites in the life of Gautama Buddha. "Ashoka regarded Buddhism as a doctrine that could serve as a cultural foundation for political unity." Ashoka is now remembered as a philanthropic administrator. In the Kalinga edicts, he addresses his people as his "children", and mentions that as a father he desires their good.Ashoka is referred to as Samraat Chakravartin Ashoka – the "Emperor of Emperors Ashoka." His name "aśoka" means "painless, without sorrow" in Sanskrit (the a privativum and śoka "pain, distress"). In his edicts, he is referred to as Devānāmpriya (Pali Devānaṃpiya or "The Beloved of the Gods"), and Priyadarśin (Pali Piyadasī or "He who regards everyone with affection"). His fondness for his name's connection to the Saraca asoca tree, or the "Asoka tree" is also referenced in the Ashokavadana.H.G. Wells wrote of Ashoka in his book The Outline of History: "Amidst the tens of thousands of names of monarchs that crowd the columns of history, their majesties and graciousnesses and serenities and royal highnesses and the like, the name of Asoka shines, and shines, almost alone, a star." Along with the Edicts of Ashoka, his legend is related in the 2nd-century Ashokavadana ("Narrative of Asoka," a part of Divyavadana), and in the Sri Lankan text Mahavamsa ("Great Chronicle"). The emblem of the modern Republic of India is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka.".
- Ashoka activeYearsStartYear "0268".
- Ashoka birthDate "-0304".
- Ashoka birthPlace Pataliputra.
- Ashoka birthPlace Patna.
- Ashoka birthYear "-0304".
- Ashoka deathDate "-0232".
- Ashoka deathPlace Pataliputra.
- Ashoka deathPlace Patna.
- Ashoka deathYear "-0232".
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- Ashoka parent Bindusara.
- Ashoka placeOfBurial Ganges.
- Ashoka placeOfBurial Varanasi.
- Ashoka predecessor Bindusara.
- Ashoka successor Dasaratha_Maurya.
- Ashoka thumbnail Chakravatin.JPG?width=300.
- Ashoka title "Maurya Samrat".
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- Ashoka wikiPageExternalLink 02666030.2012.725581.
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- Ashoka wikiPageID "1239".
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- Ashoka birthDate "304".
- Ashoka birthPlace Pataliputra.
- Ashoka birthPlace Patna.
- Ashoka brothers Susima.
- Ashoka brothers Vitthashoka.
- Ashoka caption "A "Chakravartin" ruler, 1st century BCE/CE. Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet".
- Ashoka children "Mahendra, Sanghamitra, Tivala, Kunala, Jaluka, Charumati".
- Ashoka concubine Karuvaki.
- Ashoka concubine Rani_Padmavati.
- Ashoka concubine Tishyaraksha.
- Ashoka consort Maharani_Devi.
- Ashoka coronation "268".
- Ashoka dateOfBirth "304".
- Ashoka dateOfBurial "86400.0".
- Ashoka dateOfDeath "232".
- Ashoka deathDate "232".
- Ashoka deathPlace Pataliputra.
- Ashoka deathPlace Patna.
- Ashoka dynasty Maurya_Empire.
- Ashoka father Bindusara.
- Ashoka hasPhotoCollection Ashoka.
- Ashoka influenced "Kunal Harsha Samudragupta Ramagupta Chandragupta II Kumaragupta Skandagupta Purugupta Vishnugupta".
- Ashoka influencedBy "Buddha Chandragupta Maurya Bindusara Chanakya MahaviraAlexandar Seleucus I Nicator Diodotus I Antiochus I Soter".
- Ashoka lccn "n/50/002053".
- Ashoka mother "Maharani Dharma or Shubhadrangi".
- Ashoka name "Ashoka The Great".
- Ashoka name "Ashoka".
- Ashoka otherTitles "Samraat Chakravartin; other titles include Devanampriya and Priyadarsin".
- Ashoka placeOfBirth Pataliputra.
- Ashoka placeOfBirth Patna.
- Ashoka placeOfBurial "Ashes immersed in the Ganges River, possibly at Varanasi".
- Ashoka placeOfDeath Pataliputra.
- Ashoka placeOfDeath Patna.
- Ashoka predecessor Bindusara.
- Ashoka reign "268".
- Ashoka religion Buddhism.
- Ashoka shortDescription "Indian monarch".
- Ashoka successor Dasaratha_Maurya.
- Ashoka title Maurya_Empire.
- Ashoka title "Maurya Samrat".
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- Ashoka years "272".
- Ashoka description "Indian monarch".
- Ashoka description "Indian monarch".
- Ashoka subject Category:232_BC_deaths.
- Ashoka subject Category:304_BC_births.
- Ashoka subject Category:3rd-century_BC_rulers.
- Ashoka subject Category:Ancient_history_of_Afghanistan.
- Ashoka subject Category:Ancient_history_of_Pakistan.
- Ashoka subject Category:Buddhist_monarchs.
- Ashoka subject Category:Buddhist_pacifists.
- Ashoka subject Category:Chakravartin.
- Ashoka subject Category:Converts_to_Buddhism.
- Ashoka subject Category:Indian_Buddhist_missionaries.
- Ashoka subject Category:Indian_Theravada_Buddhists.
- Ashoka subject Category:Indian_pacifists.
- Ashoka subject Category:Maurya_Empire.
- Ashoka subject Category:Mauryan_emperors.
- Ashoka subject Category:People_from_Patna.
- Ashoka subject Category:World_Digital_Library_related.
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