Asoka DBQ

Think of a child who set a house on fire, it’s sides burning down in a flame so strong you could feel it. Would you forgive them if they had a so called revelation? It’s highly unlikely that you would. Now, think of the adult equivalent of that child only worse, burning down countless houses and ruining or destroying countless lives. Plus, he’s a king. If he felt remorse after doing all of that, would you call him enlightened? Hopefully not. This is the real scenario of King Asoka. Asoka was a king of much of the Indian subcontinent during the Mauryan Empire. His reign started in 268 BCE and only ended upon his death 232 BCE. Not only was Asoka a military leader, but gravitated towards

Asoka, Emperor of India, made one of the most famous artifacts to express the history towards Buddhism in India. During his years, he created his famous edicts that around 250 BCE, the teachings of buddha inscribed in it so that many would be able to find a way to reach to reach the state of Nirvana , “ the highest place that someone can attain of perfect peace and happiness like what is considered heaven.” (vocabulary.com, 2003) By following this path of the Buddha, it was believed that it would lead to great welfare, health, happiness, and fortune to you. His 33 edicts are currently located throughout modern India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

Asoka was a great ruler because he was nice to his people. Asoka has battled for lots of his time living. For instance, the Battle of Kalinga. ( Document A. )

Asoka was an enlightened ruler who ruled over India over 2,000 tears ago. He helped spread religion and established reforms. Asoka also turned away from violence. The religion Asoka spread was Buddhism.

Sparta defeated Athens with the help of the Peloponnesian League, so beliefs slightly changed under a new governing power. Document 6 describes how previous wars in India have resulted in the killing and deportation of thousands of people. In this document, King Asoka of the Mauryan Empire brings his change to the current belief system by encouraging people to show proper behavior to people. King Asoka’s mention of treating brahmins correctly in the passage indicates that the caste system was still in place after being created over one thousand years before with the Aryan

During the Classical period, Han China and Mauryan/Gupta India developed many methods of political control. Although these empires were located in different geographic regions, they both used social hierarchy, language, bureaucracy, and religion as a means of political control. Many of Classical India’s religious beliefs and bureaucratic practices contrasted each other in relation to the ways that they supported the methods of political control.

Asoka the Great led his people through a gruesome war for economic prosperity and trade routes, but was he a ruthless conqueror or a great and enlightened leader? Asoka was king of the Mauryan Empire and led them through the Kalinga war. They won the war and spread prosperity through the kingdom. Asoka was definitely an enlightened ruler because he helped poor communities and the economy, strayed away from violence, and spread Buddhism.

Asoka the dirty ruthless conqueror or an amazing, enlightened ruler. Asoka was the ruler of the Mauryan Empire. He has killed many innocent lives, but he also gave rich gifts to the poor after he sought forgiveness of his wrong doings. There is one question many people ask and that is, is Asoka a ruthless conqueror or is he an enlightened ruler? Asoka is an enlightened ruler because he brought welfare of the world ,he seeked forgiveness, and Asoka agrees with nonviolence.

To commence, Cyrus the Great, who ruled most of Persia during the 500s, and King Ashoka , emperor of the Maurya Dynasty from 268 to 232 BCE, both shared similar characteristics that made them great rulers, yet had their differences that made them unique in their own way. Furthermore, both Ashoka and Cyrus the Great were both knowledgeable, respectable, and tolerated by their own people, making them extraordinary leaders. Although, in comparison Ashoka was much more aggressive due to his extreme fear factor on everyone and his strong Buddhist beliefs. In comparison, Cyrus was much more lovable, understandable, and did anything possible for his people. To conclude, both King Ashoka and Cyrus the Great, were both powerful and intrepid leaders

What would you do if you heard that a cruel and violent conqueror suddenly, had a change of heart and became an enlightened and kind ruler? Well, what if I told you that this was just the thing that happened in India around 2,000 years ago? Ruling what later became India, Ashoka reigned from 268 BCE until his death in 232 BCE. Starting as the prince from the Mauryan Empire, he expanded his kingdom, by conquering the region of Kalinga. After that, he began his spiritual transformation and became a Buddhist, spreading his faith all over the region.

Amy Chua included this Empire in the book because this Empire lasted the longest and was one of the largest empires in history. In this section, her thesis is that tolerance is necessary to reach power and global dominancy.

In ancient times, documents helped religion carry their teachings more accurately and to more people. Hinduism was no exception, ancient writings were an essential part of it. The writings could teach traditions, or even basic life lessons. This essay explains the content in two different essays, A and B. Document A is an amazing lesson on how to attain moksha. Moksha is the break from the cycle of life and death, which is achieved by good karma.

When Ashoka originally became king in 273 B.C., he was just as ruthless as his grandfather. He would slay people he conquered with no mercy. However, one of his massacres took the lives of 100,000 captured people. After committing this act, he was horrified and ashamed of himself. He then vowed to follow the Buddhist teachings of “peace to al beings”.

Imperial support played a major part in facilitation and localisation of the spread of Buddhism into Southeast Asia. Asoka, as mentioned, was a big supporter of Theravada Buddhism and was deemed an exemplar for future Buddhist emperor to establish Buddhism as a part of the country’s traditions and lifestyle (Swearer 2010, 71). He believed that true conquest of a country was “by the force of the teachings of religion” (Swearer 1997, 89). Through his persistent method of conquest, he influenced several Theravada Buddhist rulers like King Kyanzittha of Pagan, Burma and King Tilokaraja of Chiang Mai, Thailand during 11th and 15th century respectively to position Buddhism as a part of their reign, conquest and authority (Swearer 2010, 71). This significantly enabled the localization of Buddhism into Southeast Asia especially in countries like Thailand who remains supportive of Buddhism as declared by the Chakri dynasty from the end of 18th century onwards (Bowker 2007, 150). It was through the support of imperial power that led the countries’ citizens to gain interest in and

The Arthashastra of Kautilya is a work of profound historical utility and rarity. Like the later works of Clausewitz and Machiavelli it is a work of astounding clarity and candor. It is a rare and fascinating look into the realities of administering an aggressive expansionist state. Focused on the maintenance of good government and the conduct of military and foreign policy, the Arthashastra is a rare look at the early Mauryan state. The work 's focus on the military and its maintenance gives a fascinating and instructive look at the conduct of the Mauryan military and it 's place in the government 's relationship with its people and its economy.