Public Administration Under the King Ashoka

Almost 7 years into ruling, in 261 BCE, Asoka conquered Kalinga, the land neighboring the Mauryanians. In the passage, Asoka: Ruthless Conqueror, or Enlightened Ruler?, it states, “ (Doc A) Kalingas killed in battle: 100,000. Died of disease and hunger: 100,000. Driven out of country after battle: 150,000.” That is 350,000 Kalingas dead, or displaced. Asoka was being kind of ruthless in battle. Kalinga was the only land that he conquered because he had peace treaties with the rest of the countries in southern India.

Many great individuals have existed throughout history, but there are also those people who were the exact opposite of “great”. Akbar the Great and Louis XIV were both significant figures in the period from 1450 to 1750. Akbar the Great of India was born on October 15, 1542, in India while his father, Humayun, was in exile and became emperor at the age of 14 after his father’s death, ruling over the Mughal Empire until his own death in 1605. Furthermore, Louis XIV of France was born on September 5, 1638, to the Hapsburg Spanish Queen Anne of Austria and Louis XIII, king of France. After his father died when he was four and a half, Louis XIV came to the throne and ruled under a mentor until he was the proper age, then continued ruling

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

Ashoka was known for being the total opposite of his grandfather. He was a devout follower of Buddhim and was the man responsible for the spread of it. If it weren’t for him, Buddhism would not be as big as it is today.

The Gupta Empire wasn’t always there. It never became an empire until after 500 years of invasion and turmoil. That was when a heroic leader arose, Chandra Gupta, and created the Gupta Empire.

The leader of the Ottomans when they were at the height of their empire. He ruled from 1520-1566. He conquered parts of Europe during his reign.

Alexander the Great, he is one the most glorified and historically significant leaders within history. Unique, the one word that could be used to describe the details and importance of his life. Unlike his predecessors that came before him, what sets him apart has to be how he rose to power and how he used that power. And even though he only lived until the age of 33, he accomplished what those that came before him failed to do so. The topics to be discussed are how he rose to power and what he managed to accomplish through military strategies and his cultural influence on the Persian Empire.

Asoka was the powerful Indian leader of the Mauryan Empire over 2,000 years ago. He is known as the founding father of India. Asoka conquered important territory and spread popular religions across the world (BGE). Was Asoka a ruthless conqueror or enlightened ruler? Asoka was an enlightened ruler because of his strategic conquests, and giving up violence.

Ashoka was said to be one of the greatest rulers in India. Ashoka conquered a lot of land including the empire of Kalinga. After winning the war to claim Kalinga, Ashoka road his horse and looked out at the bloody battle, he then was filled with horror at the sight of war, and swore to give up violence and wars from then on, (BGE, Frey 161). But was King Ashoka a ruthless conqueror, or an Enlightened Ruler? Ashoka was an enlightened because of how he gives up violence and how he encouraged Buddhism.

According to Jane Simmons, “His people called him Kanuni, ‘the Lawgiver’,” but others, Europeans, called him “Suleiman the Magnificent.” He was a sultan, a supreme leader, who became one of the greatest leaders in history. He was able to, in 1520, ascend the Ottoman throne, because of the many phenomenal characteristics that he was endowed with. He was known as an aggressive head of military, because of how committed he was, and how well thought out his tactics were. This made him feared, but also admired by people in other lands. He was also smart, very interested in knowledge, and learning more about art, architecture, and law. In 'Suleiman the Magnificent' it states that “under his reign the Ottoman Empire reached its peak both as a military power and as a center of culture.” It takes a true leader to be able to bring his empire to its highest ever.

A great leader can turn anything from rust to gold with just the touch of his hands. Asoka was an enlightened ruler and not a ruthless conqueror, because of the positive changes he made upon the Mauryan Empire’s society and his economical and political uplifts towards Kalinga.

The invasions, and attempted conquest of Alexander caused dislocations in the northwest, which aided Chandragupta Maurya to build his empire in northern India by allowing Chandragupta to pursue a long drawn out strategy of acquiring the least contented and most vulnerable of the Nandas’ client states while accurately encircling and conclusively dominating Magadba. Chandragupta’s grandson Ashoka managed to govern his large and diverse empire by possibly stealing the crown from his father; his grandfather resigned to join an ascetic religious order, the Jains. Ashoka’s military troops drove the Mauryan Empire further

The capital of the Mauryan Empire was established in the City of Pataliputra. During Chandragupta's reign the city grew into one of the biggest and most beautiful cities in the world. Chandragupta Maurya, in building his Empire, astutely took advantage of the unrest and turmoil that occupied the Indian sub-continent as a result of Alexander the Great's Persian armies that had previously occupied India. During the years of his reign, Chandragupta Maurya (322 BCE 298 BCE) was able to extend his Empire from the Himalayas in the North, to the West beyond modern Pakistan, and to the South almost to the tip of the Indian subcontinent. Under Chandragupta, the Empire was able to establish both internal and external trade, develop an agricultural base, put in

Born around 1165 and first known as Temujin, our universal ruler experienced many hardships in his time, he was the son of Yesugei, a minor chief. When Temujin turned 10 years old, Yesugei was poisoned by the evil scheming Tatars and died. Thinking Temujin was too young to be their chief, his tribe left him to die. How foolish they were…

The first Indian ruler to become a Buddhist was Ashoka. “Ashoka's patronage, however, was especially important in the history of Buddhism, for he not only sustained the faith at an important point in its development but spread it far beyond his own borders.” Ashoka had commands engraved on pillars, which was a big impact on the spread of Buddhism in communities. “Central Asia became a major center of Buddhism by the first century C.E., and from there the faith spread along the Silk Road and into China and Korea.” Because of Ashoka, religions were passed quickly through the Silk Roads. Gregory, the Wonderworker converted people into Christianity. Christian communities thrived in Mediterranean basin by late third century C.E. Christians also attracted people from southwest Asia and in the Roman Empire. Individuals started isolated themselves and lived like hermits, devoting their time to praise God.