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Ashoka was one of the greatest emperors of India who ruled the Maurya Empire in the 3rd century BCE. After experiencing the immense suffering caused by the Kalinga war, in which thousands died, Ashoka embraced Buddhism and worked to promote nonviolence and social reform. He sent his children to spread Buddhism in Sri Lanka and built various Buddhist structures like stupas and pillars across India. Ashoka is remembered for being a major social reformer in India who modernized laws and established principles of dharma.
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2) Emperor Ashoka, the grandson of Chandragupta, began his reign as a ruthless conqueror but converted to Buddhism after a bloody battle in Kalinga in 262 BCE, profoundly shaping the empire.
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1) The Mauryan Empire was founded in 321 BCE by Chandragupta Maurya and encompassed most of northern India, with its capital at Pataliputra.
2) Emperor Ashoka, the grandson of Chandragupta, began his reign as a ruthless conqueror but converted to Buddhism after a bloody battle in Kalinga in 262 BCE, profoundly shaping the empire.
3) Ashoka promoted Buddhism throughout India and sent emissaries abroad spreading Buddhist teachings, as documented on the Edicts of Ashoka carved on pillars and cave walls across the subcontinent.
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- 1. SOCIAL REFORMERS BY AMAN KUMAR
- 2. SOCIAL REFORMERS A social reformer is someone who tries to change and improve something such as a law or a social system. There are many social reformers in India. Some of them are Ashoka, Kabir Das, Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Akbar. ASHOKA AKBAR KABIR DAS RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY
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