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    • Ashoka, also known as Asoka or AĹ›oka , and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha from c. 268 BCE until his death in 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty. His empire covered a large part of the Indian subcontinent, stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to present-day Bangladesh in the east, with its capit… See more

    Bornc. 304 BCE · Pataliputra, Magadha, Mauryan Empire
    Died232 BCE · Pataliputra, Magadha, Mauryan Empire
    SpousesDevi (Sri Lankan tradition) · Karuvaki (own inscriptions) · Padmavati (North Indian tradition) · Asandhimitra (Sri Lankan tradition) · Tishyaraksha (Sri Lankan and North Indian tradition)
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    Information about Ashoka comes from his inscriptions, other inscriptions that mention him or are possibly from his reign, and ancient literature, especially Buddhist texts. These sources often contradict each other, although va… See more

    Names and titles

    The name "A-shoka" literally means "without sorrow". According to an Ashokavadana legend, his mother gave him this name because his birth removed her sorrows.
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