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His name means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit. In his edicts he styled himself *Devanampiya Piyadassi* ("Beloved of the Gods, gracious of mien"). [^3] ## Key Facts - Born: ~304 BCE, Pataliputra @@ -12,83 +10,39 @@ Ashoka (~304–232 BCE) was the third Maurya emperor who, after the bloody conqu - Reign: ~268–232 BCE - Dynasty: Maurya - Religion: Buddhism (after Kalinga War) +- Father: Bindusara (r. ~297–273 BCE) +- Grandfather: Chandragupta Maurya (founder of the empire) + +## Family & Early Career +- Mother variously named Subhadrangi or Dharma in Buddhist sources [^3] +- First wife: Devi (also Vidisha-mahadevi), daughter of a merchant at Ujjain +- Children with Devi: son Mahinda and daughter Sanghamitra, both of whom led Buddhist missions to Sri Lanka [^3] +- As a young prince, suppressed a revolt at Taxila (~age 18), then served as viceroy at Ujjain [^3] +- Governed using the *Arthashastra* (political treatise attributed to Chanakya, Chandragupta's prime minister) as his administrative framework [^3] ## The Kalinga War - Conquered Kalinga (~262 BCE) with devastating casualties (~100,000 killed, 150,000 deported per his own edicts) - The carnage prompted his conversion to Buddhism [^1] +- His 13th Major Rock Edict records his remorse over the campaign ## Ashoka's Edicts -- Rock and pillar edicts erected across the empire in Prakrit, Greek, and Aramaic +- 33 inscriptions total on pillars, boulders, and cave walls across the empire [^3] +- Written in Prakrit, Greek, and Aramaic; the Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription (~260 BCE) is carved in both Greek and Aramaic at Chehel Zina, Afghanistan [^2] - Promoted *dhamma* (dharma): Non-violence, religious tolerance, welfare of subjects - Established hospitals for humans and animals - Sent Buddhist missionaries to Sri Lanka, Central Asia, and the Hellenistic world [^2] +- Ordered construction of stupas across the empire, including the famous stupa at Sanchi [^3] + +## Empire Extent +- At its height stretched from modern-day Iran and Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east [^3] +- Capital at Pataliputra (modern Patna); provincial capitals at Taxila and Ujjain [^2] ## Legacy - The Ashoka Chakra appears on India's national flag - Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath is India's national emblem -- Rediscovered by James Prinsep who deciphered Brahmi script in 1837 +- Rediscovered by James Prinsep (1799–1840 CE) who deciphered Brahmi script in 1837 --- [^1]: Thapar, R. *Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas* (Oxford, 1961) [^2]: Singh, U. *A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India* (2008) ---- - -## Review Queue - - -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Born: ~304 BCE, Pataliputra" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Died: ~232 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Reign: ~268–232 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Dynasty: Maurya" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Religion: Buddhism (after Kalinga War)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Conquered Kalinga (~262 BCE) with devastating casualties (~100,000 killed, 15..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "The carnage prompted his conversion to Buddhism [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Rock and pillar edicts erected across the empire in Prakrit, Greek, and Aramaic" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Promoted *dhamma* (dharma): Non-violence, religious tolerance, welfare of sub..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Established hospitals for humans and animals" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Sent Buddhist missionaries to Sri Lanka, Central Asia, and the Hellenistic wo..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "The Ashoka Chakra appears on India's national flag" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 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No temporal tag needed. -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Born: ~304 BCE, Pataliputra" - what is the source? -> Thapar (1961) [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Died: ~232 BCE" - what is the source? -> Thapar (1961) [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 12: "Reign: ~268–232 BCE" - what is the source? -> Thapar (1961) [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 13: "Dynasty: Maurya" - what is the source? -> Thapar (1961) [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 14: "Religion: Buddhism (after Kalinga War)" - what is the source? -> Thapar (1961) [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 17: "Conquered Kalinga (~262 BCE) with devastating casualties (~100,000 killed, 15..." - what is the source? -> Singh (2008) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 21: "Rock and pillar edicts erected across the empire in Prakrit, Greek, and Aramaic" - what is the source? -> Singh (2008) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 22: "Promoted *dhamma* (dharma): Non-violence, religious tolerance, welfare of sub..." - what is the source? -> Singh (2008) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 23: "Established hospitals for humans and animals" - what is the source? -> Singh (2008) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 27: "The Ashoka Chakra appears on India's national flag" - what is the source? -> Singh (2008) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 28: "Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath is India's national emblem" - what is the source? -> Singh (2008) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 29: "Rediscovered by James Prinsep who deciphered Brahmi script in 1837" - what is the source? -> Singh (2008) [^2] -- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 18: "The carnage prompted his conversion to Buddhism [^1]" - Thapar source from 1961 may be outdated, is this still accurate? -> Established scholarship remains current. -- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 24: "Sent Buddhist missionaries to Sri Lanka, Central Asia, and the Hellenistic wo..." - Singh source from 2008 may be outdated, is this still accurate? -> Established scholarship remains current. \ No newline at end of file +[^3]: Mark, J. J. "Ashoka the Great." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jun 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashoka_the_Great/ \ No newline at end of file