Ashoka

Sources

1. WebsiteAlexander the Great

Relations

parent of:

• Mahinda

  Sources: An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices

• Sanghamitta

  Sources: An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices

conquered:

• Kalinga

  Sources: Encyclopædia Britannica, An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices

issued an edict at:

• Alexandria in Arachosia

  Sources: Alexander the Great

ruled:

• Maurya Empire

  Sources: Ashoka, Maurya empire

wrote:

• Edicts of Ashoka

  Sources: Indian Epigraphy, Ashoka

• Major Rock Edicts

  Sources: Encyclopædia Britannica, An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices

Appears in6 items

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  The History of India4 items
  • Ashoka · emperorc. 268 BCE O.S.
  • 
    The lion capital at Sarnath · patronc. 250 BCE O.S.
  • The Kalinga war · conquerorc. 261 BCE O.S.
  • James Prinsep reads Ashoka · author of the edicts1837
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  The History of Writing1 item
  • Ashoka’s edicts in Brahmi · authorc. 250 BCE
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  The World’s Religions1 item
  • 
    Ashoka’s Rock Edict XIII: conquest by dharma · emperorc. 256 BCE