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Acknowledgement on ashoka the great

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Ashoka (Brāhmi: , Asoka,[4] IAST: Aśoka, English: /əˈʃoʊkə/), also known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.[5][6] The grandson of the founder of the Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia. Considered by many to be one of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka expanded Chandragupta's empire to reign over a realm stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east. It covered the entire Indian subcontinent except for parts of present-day Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. The empire's capital was Pataliputra (in Magadha, present-day Patna), with provincial capitals at Taxila and Ujjain.

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Ashoka was one of the greatest kings of India.But he took a long journey to become a great king.When he was young,Ashoka was known for his anger and cruelty.

Once,he had put his ministers through a loyalty test.During this process,he killed as many as 500 ministers.He built a torture chamber for people.He was popularly known as chanda Ashoka.

He Changed after the famous battle of kalinga.In this battle,he killed hundreds and thousands of people.

Many people revolted against the war and they were asked to leave.After the end of the war,Ashoka went out to the war field.He saw dead bodies of soldiers and burnt houses.It was then that he realised what he had done.

What he saw changed his heart forever.At that time,he met Nigrodha,a buddhist monk.He was deeply influenced by the message of love and peace.He became a follower of Buddhism and propagated its teachings.

He took a vow of non - violence and did not fight any war.He dedicated the rest of his life to serving humankind.

He built thousands of Buddhist temples called today.His Name changed from chanda Ashoka to Dharma Ashoka;Ashoka the fierce to Ashoka the follówer of Dharma.

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Some Important Words :

Loyalty - To strongly support someone.

Torture - To give server pain to others.

Revolted - To be against an organisation or a set of rules.

Realised - To understand clearly

Follówer - A person who supports someone or a set of ideas.