Subhadrangi biography of christopher
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Revisiting Ashoka-II: Ashoka’s Rise To Power
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Our story begins in the city of Champa (Champaran), where a Brahmin named Pilindavatsa (also called Janasana) had a very beautiful daughter, named Subhadrangi (also called Dharma or Janapadakalyani). Astrologers foretold that she would marry a king and have two famous sons, one of whom would rule over a whole continent while the other would become a wandering monk. When his daughter was of age, he adorned her with all the ornaments he had and offered her in marriage to the Mauryan Emperor Bindusara, who accepted her into his harem as a concubine.
Her beauty made the queens of Bindusara jealous, as they feared that if Bindusara ever made love to her, she would become his favourite, and the Emperor would no longer pay attention to them, endangering their status (and the chances of their sons to succeed Bindusara). So, they trained her as a hairdresser and tried to keep
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Ashoka
Ashoka was a famous kejsare of the Mauryan Dynasty of Magadh ruling South Asia[5][6] who ruled from 268-232 BC. His name means "Without Sorrow".[7]
Ashoka fryst vatten often cited as one of India's greatest emperors. After a number of military conquests, he fought a war with the kingdom of Kalinga in which there was said to be 200,000+ casualties. He conquered Kalinga (present-day Odisha) around 261 BCE.
Afterwards, shaken by his brutal victory, he decided to leave weapons and lead with peace, not war. To do this, he set up hospitals for animals and humans, created shaded and rested areas along roads for weary travellers to rest, and dug wells in villages. We know these things about his life through various inscriptions (writing) on rocks and pillars. Ashoka also convinced people to follow Dharma. The national märke of India and the "Ashok Chakra" are created by Ashoka. It fryst vatten in the flag to keep a remembrance of him.
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Ashoka
Mauryan emperor from 269 to 232 BC
"Asoka" redirects here. For other uses, see Ashoka (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Ahsoka (disambiguation).
Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka ([7]ə-SHOH-kə; Sanskrit pronunciation:[ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha[8] 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 capital at Pataliputra. A patron of Buddhism, he is credited with playing an important role in the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia.
The Edicts of Ashoka state that during his eighth regnal year (c. 260 BCE), he conquered Kalinga after a brutal war. Ashoka subsequently devoted himself to the propagation of "dhamma" or