Ashoka - Wikipedia
Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka (/ əˈʃoʊkə / [7] ə-SHOH-kə; Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha [8] from c. 268 BCE until his death in 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty.
Ashoka | Biography, History, Religion, India, & Buddhism
2024年10月29日 · 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 c. 273–232 bce) furthered the expansion of that religion throughout India.
Ashoka the Great - World History Encyclopedia
2020年6月24日 · 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 (pious social conduct), and promotion of Buddhism as well as his effective reign of a nearly pan-Indian political entity.
Biography of Ashoka the Great, India's Mauryan Emperor
2019年6月6日 · 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 merciful reign. In 265 BCE after witnessing the devastation of his own attack on the Kalinga region, he converted from being a brutal conqueror of a vast empire to a benevolent ...
Life History Of Ashoka The Great! - Cultural India
His reign between 273 BC and 232 B.C. was one of the most prosperous periods in the history of India. Ashoka’s empire consisted most of India, South Asia and beyond, stretching from present day Afghanistan and parts of Persia in the west, to Bengal and Assam in …
Ashoka—facts and information - National Geographic
2019年4月1日 · Eight years after seizing power around 270 B.C., Ashoka led a military campaign to conquer Kalinga, a coastal kingdom in east-central India. The victory left him with a larger domain than that...
Ashoka, the Buddhist Indian Emperor - History Hustle
2020年6月26日 · Ashoka, the Ancient Indian Emperor. India has a rich history of royalty. Over the centuries, it has seen several dynasties headed by powerful kings and queens. Arguably one of the most prolific of these kings was King Ashoka, Emperor of …
Ashoka : India's lost emperor : Allen, Charles, 1940- : Free …
2021年10月28日 · Ashoka : India's lost emperor. by. Allen, Charles, 1940-. Publication date. 2012. Topics. Aśoka, King of Magadha, active 259 B.C, India -- History -- To 324 B.C, India. Publisher. London : Abacus.
Asoka | Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月18日 · Asoka (reigned ca. 273-232 B.C.), the third emperor of the Maurya dynasty, is considered ancient India's greatest ruler. He combined the piety of a saint with the practical qualities of a king, and in the history of Buddhism he ranks second only to Buddha.
Ashoka’s journey from violence to peace | History Unravelled
2024年5月21日 · It is generally accepted that Dasharath Maurya, the grandson of Ashoka the Great, succeeded him as the imperial ruler of India. Several of the empire's provinces broke away from the central authority under Dasharatha's tenure, and he presided over a decaying imperium.