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Ashoka, also known as Ashoka the Great, was the third king of the Maurya dynasty in India. He ruled from 268 to 232 BCE and is marked by the extensive and profound changes he brought to Indian history, especially through the propagation of Buddhism. Ashoka was born in 304 BCE in Pataliputra, present-day Patna and was the son of Bindusara. He first ruled over Ujjain and Takshashila as a viceroy and then became the king.

The early years of Ashoka's rule were characterized by conquests, particularly the vicious Kalinga war around 260 BCE. This conflict led to the loss of many lives and much pain and suffering, and this had a significant impact on Ashoka, which made him turn to Buddhism. His guilt over the war's losses made him decide to stop using force and instead promote Dhamma or righteousness. This change was not only in his personal life but also in his political life as he began to adopt the Buddhist culture in his reign.

He gave several orders based on which he enshrined the principles of ethical governance, nonviolence, and religious tolerance and got these engraved on rock

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Patrick Olivelle—

Few kings or emperors—or even people in power today—have been sufficiently self-aware and self-reflective to express regret or remorse for anything they may have done. When the king does it, it cannot be wrong, seems to have been the mantra. Ashoka, who ruled over much of the Indian subcontinent during the middle of the third century BCE, was a different sort of ruler. He acknowledged the common propensity: “One sees only what is good, thinking: ‘I have done this good thing.’ One does not see as well what is bad, thinking: ‘I have done this bad thing.’” Ashoka was also a person who had the inner strength to be able to say: “I am sorry.” The context of his apology was his conquest of the country of Kalinga in the northeast of India, a war that resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of people. Ashoka expressed remorse at the bloodshed and hoped that his sons and grandsons would renounce war. He became devoted to the ethical principle of non-injury, ahimsa.

Ashoka was also unique in being a philosopher king who developed his own moral philosophy. Based

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Ashoka, actually spelled Asoka according to the Brahmi text followed during his time, in English became Ashoka. An Indian Emperor and was the heir of a great ruler, his grandfather, Chandragupta Maurya, who formed the Maurya Dynasty. It was indeed emperor Ashoka’s sheer grit that he inherited and expanded the reign of the Maurya Dynasty that covered the Indian subcontinent. He has fought relentlessly and leads an army for continuing the Mauryan Dynasty. Emperor Ashoka is still remembered as a great model and leader, because of his efforts to spread the teachings of Buddhism and Dharma. Ashoka spread this message through the means of Pillars and rock edicts and these historical records have stood the test of time. He is very deservingly called Ashoka -The Great.

A Brief on Ashoka, the Great

Ashoka was the last prominent king of the Mauryan kingdom of India. During his reign (c. 265–238 BCE; cited as c. 273–232 BCE), he was a strong supporter of Buddhism, which helped spread to India. After his conquest of Kalinga but brutally on the east coast of India, Ashoka abandoned an