Ashoka the Great (Asoka
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Indian_relief_from_Amaravati,_Guntur._Preserved_in_Guimet_Museum
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A Chakravatin,(possibly Ashoka the great) 1st century BC/CE. Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet
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Reign
| 273 BC-232 BC
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Coronation
| 270 BC
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Full name
| Ashok Bindusara Maurya
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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
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Born
| 304 BC
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Birthplace
| Pataliputra, Patna
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Died
| 232 BC (aged 72)
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Place of death
| Pataliputra, Patna
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Buried
| Ashes immersed in
Ganges
River, possibly in Varanasi
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Predecessor
| Bindusara
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Successor
| Dasaratha Maurya
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Consort
| Maharani Devi
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Wives
| Rani Tishyaraksha
Rani Padmavati
Rani Kaurwaki
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Offspring
| Mahendra, Sanghamitra,Teevala, Kunala
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Royal House
| Mauryan dynasty
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Father
| Bindusara
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Mother
| Rani Dharma or Shubhadrangi
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Religious beliefs
| Hinduism
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Buddhism
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Mauryan_Empire_under_Ashoka
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.
Ashok ki Mata eak brahman parivar ke the