Indian history
Who was Ashoka?
- Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka, most commonly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha from c.
- 268 BCE until his death, and the third ruler of the Maurya Empire.
- His empire covered a large part of the Indian subcontinent, stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to present-day Bangladesh in the east, with its capital at Pataliputra.
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- Ashoka — en.wikipedia.org Mauryan emperor from 269 to 232 BCE
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