Definitions for "Ashoka"
Chander Gupta's grandson, c304 - 232 BC.
Third-century BCE Mauryan king who converted to Buddhism and spread the religion throughout the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka.
very important emperor in Indian history. He lived in the 3rd century B.C., converted himself to Buddhism after he conquered and unified a vast empire by war. Many famous edicts form the basic laws governing his empire; these edicts were carved in many places, on stone pillars precisely called "Ashoka pillars", in order that everybody can be informed about these laws
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