Question

who is Ashoka Why is he important

Answer 1

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Ashoka's fame is largely due to his pillar and rock edicts, which allowed him to reach a wide audience and left a lasting historical record. He is remembered as a model ruler, controlling a vast and diverse Mauryan empire through peace and respect, with dharma at the centre of his ideology.

Answer 2

• Ashoka is the greatest ruler of India during the Mauryan age.
• during his rule , almost entire India  was under his empire which was achieved  after the war of Kalinga where thousands of people were killed .
• after seeing the bloodshed in the war, Ashoka decided to give up war and conquest and adopted the principle of non- violence.
• he became a follower of Buddhism and began to preach his principle , Ashoka's dhamma in his kingdom.
• he started  treating his subject like his own children and started spreading Buddhism in all over India and its neighbouring country.