The oldest kingdom of ancient times, Ashoka Maurya, the third state of the Maurya dynasty, was the world-famous and one of the most powerful kings. Let’s know Who was Chakravarthy Samrat Ashoka & Ashoka History…
Biography of Emperor Ashoka
Chakravarti Emperor Ashoka was born in Pataliputra (present-day Bihar) in 304 BC. He was the son of Bindusara and Subhadrangi.
And, Ashoka the Great was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya.
Emperor Ashoka had four wives, his wife’s name was Devi, Karuvaki, Padmavati, and Tishyaraksha.
And, he had four sons, his name was Mahendra, Sanghamitra, Teeval, and Kanal, also he had a daughter, her name was Charumati.
Education of Emperor Ashoka
Ashoka was a great ruler from birth, along with that he was also a knowledgeable and great powerful ruler. The great emperor Ashoka was a great knowledgeer of economics and mathematics.
Emperor Ashoka also established many schools and colleges for the promotion of education. He established a Ujjain Study Center in Bihar in 284 BC.
Apart from all this, he had also established many educational institutions. The emperor himself had also done many great works in the field of education, due to which he is known as a great ruler.
Chakravarthy Samrat Ashoka History
Emperor Ashoka was a great king, and this king, who laid the foundation of the Maurya dynasty in India, expanded the kingdom from Hindukush to Godavari river in the north of India, as well as his kingdom from Bangladesh to Afghanistan and Iran in the west.
This king of the Maurya dynasty was the one who ruled unbroken India.
The Ashoka was known as the third king of the Maurya dynasty and he was also very powerful like his grandfather Chandragupta Maurya. He spread his kingdom throughout the whole of India and ruled all over India. Ashoka’s rule tenure was c. 268 – c. 232 BCE.
Ashoka was a great religious tolerant ruler and he was a follower of Buddhism. He was totally against animal killing and he always gave the people the knowledge of life and let them live.
Emperor Ashoka had also sent his messengers i.e. preachers to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Syria, Afghanistan, etc. to propagate Buddhism. He also sent his son and daughter on a visit to these countries, so that they could spread Buddhism and make people religious in these countries.
His eldest son Mahendra had the most success in propagating Buddhism. He forced King Tissa of the state of Sri Lanka to convert to Buddhism. After that King Tissa converted Buddhism into Rajdharma. Inspired by Ashoka, Tiss gave himself the title of ‘Devnamapriya’
Emperor Ashoka invaded Kalinga in the 7th year of his coronation, in which there was a lot of bloodsheds. According to the thirteenth inscription of Emperor Ashoka, it has been told that in this war about 1 lakh people died from both sides and many people were also injured in it.
Emperor Ashoka was very sad to see this massacre with his own eyes. Unhappy with this war, Emperor Ashoka started preaching social and religion in his kingdom. After this incident, Emperor Ashoka’s mind was filled with compassion for human beings and creatures. After this incident, Emperor Ashoka took a vow not to fight and people preached peace.
He built many buildings, stupas, monasteries, and pillars during his lifetime. The monastery and stupas built by Emperor Ashoka are found in Bairath of Rajasthan, along with the Sanchi Stupa is also very famous and was also built by Emperor Ashoka.
Emperor Ashoka also carved many inscriptions in his life, which are known as the inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka in history. Complete information about the Maurya dynasty is found in the inscriptions of these Maurya dynasties established by him.
Emperor Ashoka had these inscriptions engraved with the inspiration of the Iranian ruler. About 40 inscriptions have been found by Emperor Ashoka during his lifetime, of which some inscriptions have been found outside India such as Afghanistan, Nepal, present Bangladesh, and Pakistan, etc.
Empire History of Emperor Ashoka
Talking about the expansion of the empire of Emperor Ashoka, the empire of Emperor Ashoka was spread in monolithic India. Only Emperor Ashoka ruled from north to south.
Ashoka’s kingdom expanded from the ranges of Hindukush from north to south and from Bangladesh in the east to Iraq and Afghanistan in the west.
Emperor Ashoka’s kingdom spread to present-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and Iraq. At that time India was quite spread out. Today’s Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan were part of India at that time.
Emperor Asoka’s Death
It is believed that the last time Emperor Ashoka’s life was spent in Pataliputra, Patna. He died after 40 years of rule. Emperor Ashoka did many great works during his lifetime and he is known for those great works.