Ashoka the Great

The Great Emperor Ashoka Ashoka was one of the greatest emperor of the Mauryan dynasty of India. He was well known as a very violent and ruthless, and after a bloody battle to conquer the country of Kalinga, he felt guilty and change his way of thinking and acting. He felt shame for what he had caused and choose to practice Buddhism. “Ashoka repeatedly declare that he understood dharma to be thee energetic practice of the sociomoral virtues of honesty, truthfulness, compassion, mercifulness, benevolence

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How would you feel if you were known as cruel conqueror who carelessly killed thousands of people? Or what about a peaceful leader who was deeply concerned about people? Apparently, no one would want to be known by anything negative acts they’ve done during their lifetime. But what about Asoka? Was he a ruthless conqueror or enlightened ruler? Asoka was the ruler of most of what became India from 268 BCE until his death in 232 BCE. He was the founder of India, and to Indians now and then, Asoka was

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Asoka felt remorse after conquering kalinga. Asoka did have the kalinga blocked on three sides of where they live they weren’t blocked on the fourth side,bc the fourth was blocked by the ocean. Knowing this we can conclude that asoka was a fearless leader bc he killed many people,would do anything for his empire to be complete,and threatened to kill the kallinga. Asoka was was a fearless leader bc he killed many people. As it says on the key of the map on the document The Battle of Kalinga.

ways of thinking, kindness, and respect. The first reason why he is an enlightened ruler is because of his ways of thinking. According to Document C “When the war Kalinga was over and the people were conquered, he Asoka felt inside a great crisis, a stirring for meaning and remorse.” Asoka wanted to change, he was looking for a teacher to help him. A Buddhist monk helped him find his way. The path Asoka was on taught him to reject violence. Asoka gave riches to the poor, he also

Buddhism was spread through India by a man who killed thousands and thousands of people. Asoka was a Kshatriya who conquered a place called Kalinga. He killed many people doing so and then became Buddhist. Asoka was a ruthless conqueror for three reasons, he killed thousands of people, he conquered almost all of present day India, and he drove people out of their homes. The first reason Asoka was a ruthless conqueror is he killed thousands of people. Evidence of this is in document A it shows how

The nation of India gained its independence from Great Britain, in 1947 thanks to Asoka.(BE) He did many great things in his years, he ruled most of what later became India from 268 BCE. (BE)Until he died Asoka’s death which was in 232 BCE, the truth is he (BE)was an enlightened Ruler, from being bad to becoming very good. Asoka did these things for a reason, but many people thought that he did this to hurt them. In reality he was just trying to help his nation.(BE) Asoka had a serious side and

ago.  He helped to spread one of the world’s most popular religions & established reforms that still have great meaning for modern-day Indians.  But this story also has a dark side.In my opinion Asoka is an Enlightened Ruler because he wanted forgiveness and wanted to be friends with Kalinga, he found enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, Nehru a country prime minister describes Asoka as a great ruler, & he spread Buddha’s teachings to Asia and throughout his country. To begin with, Asoka is an Enlightened

Deegan Lucero Period:3&4 Do you know who Asoka was? He conquered most of India and killed around 200,00 people in one war. He was the ruler of the Mauryan Empire. He was a Ruthless conqueror and an Enlightened ruler. I see him as a Ruthless conqueror. He conquered most of India, killed 200,000 people in one war, and went to war for more power. First, he conquered most of India. He conquered the Kalinga. That was the last empire left in India that was in Asoka’s way. Also, the map in The Battle