Ashoka was more powerful king than Chandragupta Maurya. Although Chandragupta Maurya kept the first stone of Maurya empire but Ashoka extended his kingdom over whole of subcontinent of Asia from Korea 2 Afghanistan. Ashoka also spread teachings of Lord Buddha till Mesidonia. He built about 84 temples and maths. read more
Ashoka (English: / ə ˈ ʃ oʊ k ə /; IAST: Aśoka; died 232 BCE), or 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. read more