Question

What measures did ashoka take for the welfare of his people?

Answer 1

The several measures adopted by Ashoka the third king of mauryan empire for the welfare of his people are:

1) war drum was silenced after kalinga war

2) he build many stupas for the buddhist monks

3) he build many rest houses , wells water tanks, etc

4) he adopted dharma and said his people too to adopt dharma

5) he formed a commitee of people called dharmasutras who looked after the welfare of people and spread the message of dharma