Ashoka the Great

king, which stands out from the others. Who? King Ashoka the Great. King Ashoka (the ‘Great’ was added later) was the king of the Mauryan Empire. Chandragupta Maurya first started the empire. Chandragupta soon had a son, Bindusara. Bindusara was the father of Ashoka with his wife Queen Subhadrangi (also known as Queen Dhamma) as Ashoka’s mother, though Queen Subhadrangi was not the only wife of Bidusara. Ashoka was not the only son of Bindusara. Ashoka had many brothers, the eldest being Susima, and

There are many emperors that had earned great titles during their reigns in South Asian History. Among those emperors, only two had earned the title ‘the Great’ besides Alexander the Great of Macedonia during the ancient Greek. Both of them ruled in different centuries and in different empires. They are known as Ashoka the Great of the Mauryan Empire and Akbar the Great of the Mughal Empire. Ashoka Maurya ruled ancient India from 268 B.C. until 232 B.C after the death of his father, the second

of a great king who would reign a hundred years before his birth. In his previous life, Ashoka the Great was said to have met the Buddha as a young child, and having nothing else to offer, placed a handful of dirt into the Buddha’s begging bowl, with the sincerest of intentions. Seeing this, the Buddha prophesized that in the next life, this young boy would be a legendary king, who would spread Buddhism all throughout the lands. As the prophecy came to fruition, the emperor of India, Ashoka the Great

Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire was not just a ruler, in fact, he was not “just” anything. Ashoka Maurya was an emperor that built the largest empire in Indian history, paved the road for Buddhism’s entrance as a major world religion, and set historically high standards for what it means to be a great leader. Many people believe that he was just a tyrannical despot that enjoyed bloodshed and war. However, Ashoka went through a spiritual revival that lead him to become a great leader, shown through

Either a follower of religion or a great leader of it Ashoka is known greatly through the world’s history. Ashoka is known for being a hinduistic leader, who later converted to Buddhism, of the Mauryan Empire. Born in India in 300 B.C. Ashoka became an emperor of the Mauryan Empire and later died in India in 238 B.C. Ashoka is an icon around the globe for Buddhism from his religion, to his practices, and all the way to his outcome hundreds of years later. Ashoka was a Hindu and later buddhist who

one of the was the largest and most powerful political and military empires of ancient India. Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire by overthrowing the Nanda dynasty. In some ways Chandragupta rise to power was inspired by Alexander the Great. As a young man, he had seen the Macedonian army and believed that anything a European could do an Indian could do better, he decided to raise and train an army in a similar fashion. With this army, Chandragupta conquered the Nanda throne and took

Maurya conquered the Nanda Empire and killed Dhana Nanda. He rapidly expanded his empire westwards and northwards to India, and by 316 b.c.e his empire fully occupied Northwestern India by defeated and conquered the governors left by Alexander the Great, and to he expanded his empire to Tajikistan, Iran, and Kyrgyzstan. Afghanistan in the West, Bengal in the East, the Deccan plateau in the South and Kashmir in the North. The empire’s second king Bindusara, expanded into the central and southern regions

because of a ruler named Ashoka, Ashoka wanted more than the land he could see around him. He wants the rest of India; he declares war on the the Kalinga Empire. Day and night the army scribes drew up battle to be delivered to Ashoka. “An army so disciplined is the army that charges its charge as one.” Ashoka wanted everything, without sharing. If I was a stria I would stay away because; The new king Ashoka wanted all of India, he wanted to be in control of it all. Ashoka thought that the land

Ashoka the Great ruled between 273 BCE and 231 BCE as the last “Great King” of the Mauryan Empire of India (von Sivers, pg. 219). Upon taking the throne, Ashoka continued his father’s, as well as grandfather’s, goal of expanding the empire (von Sivers, pg. 220). In doing so, he caused the death of thousands, which left him pained and questioning of his purpose. To find some sort of easement, he became a Buddhist and used violence for protection or as a last resort (von Sivers, pg. 220). After finding

should be remembered as an enlightened ruler for these three reasons. Asoka cared for the people in his empire, Ashoka helped the families in his empire, and Ashoka is inspired people. First, Document C Asoka cared about most people for example Ashoka gave rich wealthy gifts to the poor. Ashoka also went on a pilgrimage and seeked a guru or a teacher to reject the path of violence. Ashoka consulted with local communities about proper governance