Ashoka the great, IS famous. He is probably one of the most famous Indian rulers of all time and prominently because of his immense contribution to the spread of Buddhism. read more
His elevation to being “Ashoka the Great” is an even more recent and is the result of political developments of the first half of the twentieth century. Bilingual (Greek and Aramaic) inscriptions by king Ashoka at Kandahar (Shar-i-kuna). read more
In fact, in him there was a perfect blend of the king and a missionary. That is why he is called the ‘Great’. Like his predecessors Asoka was an aggressive conqueror at the beginning. Therefore, he followed the policy of conquest and expansion. But he did not continue this policy of aggressions as his predecessors. read more