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Why emperor ashoka is known as Ashoka The Great? Only TheswagBoy Will answer pls​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Ashoka means “without sorrow” which was most likely his given name. He is referred to in his edicts, carved in stone, as Devanampiya Piyadassi which, according to scholar John Keay (and agreed upon by scholarly consensus) means “Beloved of the Gods” and “gracious of mien” (89).

Answer 2

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Ashoka means “without sorrow” which was most likely his given name. He is referred to in his edicts, carved in stone, as Devanampiya Piyadassi which, according to scholar John Keay (and agreed upon by scholarly consensus) means “Beloved of the Gods” and “gracious of mien” (89).

Mauryan Emperor. The grandson of Chandragupta, Ashoka was one of India's greatest emperors, ruling the Maurya dynasty with an empire that spread almost across the entire subcontinent.