Ashoka the Great
| Ashoka the Great (Asoka | |
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| Mauryan Samrat | |
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| A Chakravatin,(possibly Ashoka the great) 1st century BC/CE. Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet | |
| Reign | 273 BC-232 BC |
| Coronation | 270 BC |
| Full name | Ashok Bindusara Maurya |
| Titles | Samrat. Other titles include Devanampriya Priyadarsi, Dhammarakhit, Dharmarajika, Dhammarajika, Dhammaradnya, Chakravartin, Samrat, Radnyashreshtha, Magadhrajshretha, Magadharajan, Bhupatin, Mauryaraja, Aryashok, Dharmashok, Dhammashok, Asokvadhhan , Ashokavardhan, Prajapita,Dhammanayak, Dharmanayak |
| Born | 304 BC |
| Birthplace | Pataliputra, Patna |
| Died | 232 BC (aged 72) |
| Place of death | Pataliputra, Patna |
| Buried | Ashes immersed in Ganges River, possibly in Varanasi |
| Predecessor | Bindusara |
| Successor | Dasaratha Maurya |
| Consort | Maharani Devi |
| Wives | Rani Tishyaraksha Rani Padmavati Rani Kaurwaki |
| Offspring | Mahendra, Sanghamitra,Teevala, Kunala |
| Royal House | Mauryan dynasty |
| Father | Bindusara |
| Mother | Rani Dharma or Shubhadrangi |
| Religious beliefs | Hinduism, Buddhism |
Ashoka ek Indian emperor rahaa jiske Maurya dynasty India pe 273 BCE tse lae ke 232 BCE talak raj karis. Uske India ke sab se barraa raja maana jaawe hae aur uu India ke lagbhag sab jagah pe military conquest ke baad, raj karis rahaa. Ek larrai, jisme 200,457 log ke maut hoe gais, uu Buddhist ban gais.
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