Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka (/əˈʃoʊkə/ ə-SHOH-kə; Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka...
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The Ashoka Chakra (Transl: Ashoka's wheel) is an Indian symbol which is a depiction of the Dharmachakra. It is called so because it appears on a number...
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The Ashoka Chakra (alternative spelling: Ashok Chakra, lit. 'Wheel of Ashoka') is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous...
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The pillars of Ashoka are a series of monolithic pillars dispersed throughout the Indian subcontinent, erected—or at least inscribed with edicts—by the...
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Ashoka are a collection of more than thirty inscriptions on the Pillars of Ashoka, as well as boulders and cave walls, attributed to Emperor Ashoka of...
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Ashoka University is a private research university located in National Capital Region (India), providing a liberal education in the humanities, social...
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Samrat Ashoka is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language historical drama film produced and directed by N. T. Rama Rao under his Ramakrishna Horticultural Cine Studios...
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Look up Ashoka or अशोक in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ashoka (died 232 BC) was a monarch of the Mauryan Empire of India. Ashoka, Asoka, or Ashok may...
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Maurya Empire (section Ashoka)
commanders who controlled the armed cities scattered within it. During Ashoka's rule (ca. 268–232 BCE), the empire briefly controlled the major urban hubs...
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The Lion Capital of Ashoka is the capital, or head, of a column erected by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great in Sarnath, India, c. 250 BCE. Its crowning...
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Major Rock Edicts (redirect from Ashoka's Major Rock Edict)
The Major Rock Edicts of Indian Emperor Ashoka refer to 14 separate major Edicts of Ashoka which are significantly detailed and represent some of the earliest...
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Ashoka tree is a common name for two plants which are frequently confused with each other: Saraca asoca, native to South Asia and western Myanmar Saraca...
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Ashoka (formerly branded Ashoka: Innovators for the Public) is an American-based nonprofit organization that promotes social entrepreneurship by connecting...
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Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat (English: The Great Emperor Ashoka) is a 2015 Indian historical drama TV series that aired on Colors TV from 2 February 2015...
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Barabar Caves (redirect from Inscriptions of Ashoka (caves of Barabar))
century BCE during the Maurya period, and to correspond respectively to Ashoka (reigned 273–232 BCE) and his grandson, Dasharatha Maurya. The sculptured...
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Saraca asoca (section Other trees called 'ashoka tree')
Saraca asoca, commonly known as the ashoka tree (lit. "sorrow-less"), is a plant belonging to the Detarioideae subfamily of the legume family. It is an...
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K. S. Ashoka known as Ashoka is an Indian director and writer. He became popular after his debut movie 6-5=2. It was the first found footage movie in Kannada...
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about the mother of Ashoka (c. 3rd century BCE), the 3rd Mauryan emperor of ancient India, varies between different sources. Ashoka's own inscriptions and...
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Ramaiah Ashoka (born 1 July 1957) is an Indian politician who served as the 6th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka. He is now currently serving as Leader...
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Ashoka Vatika (Sanskrit: अशोकवाटिका, romanized: Aśokāvāṭikā) is a grove in Lanka that is located in the kingdom of the rakshasa king Ravana. It is mentioned...
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chronicles, the first wife of the third Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. She was also the mother of Ashoka's first two children—his son, Mahendra, and daughter, Sanghamitra—both...
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Padmavati was an empress and third wife of the third Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka (r. c. 268 – c. 232 BC– ) and the mother of his second son, the Crown Prince...
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Ashoka the HERO is a 2011 Indian animated film written and directed by Gaurav Jain. The film is edited by Naren Mojidra. An eight-year-old school going...
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Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam (transl. Arjun's wedding in the garden of Ashoka trees) is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed...
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of the 3rd Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great, who succeeded to the Mauryan throne in modern-day India around 269 B.C.E. Ashoka is considered one of the greatest...
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King Ashoka, of the Gonandiya dynasty, was a king of the region of Kashmir according to Kalhana, the 12th century CE historian who wrote the Rajatarangini...
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Ashoka is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by NRI, Prem Menon, who also stars in the lead role with Anushree, Pooja...
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Ashoka's Hell was, according to legend, an elaborate torture chamber disguised as a beautiful palace full of amenities such as exclusive baths and decorated...
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roles as young Sahir and Samar in Dhoom 3, young Mauryan prince Ashoka in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Prince Bindusara in StarPlus's Chandra Nandini, and...
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Bindusara (category Family of Ashoka)
legends about Ashoka's early life also appear to have been composed by Buddhist writers who lived several hundred years after Ashoka's death, and are...
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