asoka hailed from the mauriyan clan he was the son. bin dusara who ruled lndia during 300-273 B. C. Asoka Asc ended the throne in 273 B.C.after his father’s death. asa young man he was very much in terested in the expansin of his king dom. he waged wan with neigh boyr states and aonquered them all.however his conquest of the kalinga changed his life. he felt very sorry for the thousands of people killed by him. he gavup all his projects of expansion and became a devoted buddhaist he made apilgrimage to madya pardesh where gautama buddha is he made apilg rimage to madya. pradesh where gautama buddha once carried onhis rligious activities.Asoka erected a stone pillar to make the birth. place of buddha at lumbini. after embracing buddhism he be came a very right eous person. he said his aim was to get dharma in to the hearks of the people. After that he was called Dharmasoka
Emperor Asoka
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