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Ashoka, the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, ascended to the Mauryan throne in 268 BC following a possible succession dispute among Bindusara’s sons. Known for his conversion to Buddhism and adoption of a pacifist approach, Ashoka is revered in Buddhist texts as Chakravartin.
James Prinsep deciphered the edicts of Ashoka in 1837. He deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts used in the earliest inscriptions and coins. |
Contemporary Rulers of Ashoka with whom he had exchanged Missions
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Rumendei Pillar Inscription of Ashoka (Lumbini, Nepal): The inscription is in Brahmi script and Prakrit language. Ashoka visited and worshipped the place, as Shakyamuni was born there. |
Death: Ashoka died in 231 BC. After his death, the Mauryan Empire slowly disintegrated and died out. Pushiyamitra Sunga (a Mauryan general) killed the last Mauryan king, Brihadratha and usurped the throne of Patliputra.
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