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Aśoka or Ashoka Vardhana was the third Maurian emperor. He was the son of Bindusara and grandson of Chandragupta. He reigned over most of the Indian subcontinent from circa 269 BC. C. until 232 a. C. from modern Afghanistan to Bengal and also south to present-day Mysore. Around 260 a.

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Ashoka, also known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. The grandson of the founder of the Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia

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