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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