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abut life and history of ashoka

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shoka(IAST:Aśoka;English pronunciation:/əˈʃoʊkə/; died 232 BCE),[4]was anIndian emperorof theMaurya Dynastywho ruled almost all of theIndian subcontinentfromc. 268to 232 BCE.[5]One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over a realm that stretched from theHindu Kushmountains inAfghanistanto the modern state ofBangladeshin the east. It covered the entireIndian subcontinentexcept parts of present-dayTamil NaduandKerala. The empire's capital wasPataliputra(inMagadha, present-dayBihar), with provincial capitals atTaxilaandUjjain.In about 260 BCE, Ashoka waged a bitterly destructive war against the state ofKalinga(modernOdisha).[6]He conquered Kalinga, which none of his ancestors had done.[7]He embracedBuddhismafter witnessing the mass deaths of theKalingaWar, which he himself had waged out of a desire for conquest. "Ashoka reflected on the war in Kalinga, which reportedly had resulted in more than 100,000 deaths and 150,000 deportations, ending at around 200,000 deaths."[8]Ashoka converted gradually to Buddhism beginning about 263 BCE.[6]He was later dedicated to the propagation of Buddhism across Asia, and established monuments marking several significant sites in the life ofGautama Buddha. "Ashoka regarded Buddhism as a doctrine that could serve as a cultural foundation for political unity."[9]Ashoka is now remembered as a philanthropic administrator. In the Kalinga edicts, he addresses his people as his "children", and mentions that as a father he desires their good.Ashoka's name "Aśoka" means "painless, without sorrow" inSanskrit(theaprivativumandśoka"pain, distress"). In hisedicts, he is referred to asDevānāmpriya(PaliDevānaṃpiyaor "The Beloved of the Gods"), andPriyadarśin(PaliPiyadasīor "He who regards everyonewith affection"). His fondness for his name's connection to theSaraca asocatree, or the "Ashoka tree" is also referenced in the