ASHOKA, THE EMPEROR Flashcards
THE EMPIRE THAT ASHOKA RULED WAS FOUNDED BY?
HIS GRANDFATHER, CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA.
CHANDRAGUPTA WAS SUPPORTED BY A WISE MAN NAMED?
CHANAKYA OR KAUTILYA.
MANY OF THE CHANAYAKA’S IDEAS WERE WRITTEN DOWN IN A BOOK CALLED?
ARTHASHASTRA.
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF RULERS OF MAURYAN DYNASTY?
CBA
CHANDRAGUPTA HIS SON BINDUSARA AND BINDUSARA’S SON ASHOKA.
WHAT ARE THE LAW COURTS OF MAURYAS AND SOURCE OF LAW?
1 DHARMASTHIYA- CIVIL.
2 KANTAKASODHA- CRIMINAL.
SOURCE OF LAW FOR MAURYAS WAS SUKRANEETI IN POST VEDIC AGE.
HOW DID MAURYAS RULED THEIR EMPIRE?
● THROUGH DIRECT CONTROL. EXAMPLE- PATALIPUTRA UNDER DIRECT CONTROL OF EMPEROR. THIS MEANT THAT
1 OFFICIALS WERE APPOINTED TO COLLECT TAXES FROM FARMERS, HERDERS, CRAFTS PERSONS AND TRADERS, WHO LIVED IN VILLAGES AND TOWNS IN THE AREA.
2 OFFICIALS PUNISHED THOSE WHO DISOBEYED THE RULER’S ORDER.
3 MANY OF THESE OFFICIALS WERE GIVEN SALARIES.
4 MESSENGERS WENT TO AND FRO AND SPIES KEPT A WATCH ON THE OFFICIALS.
5 EMPEROR SUPERVISED THEM ALL WITH THE HELP OF MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY AND SENIOR MINISTERS.
● OTHER AREAS OR PROVINCES RULED FROM PROVINCIAL CAPITAL SUCH AS TAXILLA OR UJJAIN.
1 THERE WAS SOME AMOUNT OF CONTROL FROM PATALIPUTRA AND ROYAL PRINCES WERE OFTEN SENT AS GOVERNORS (HE USED TO SEND HIS CHILDREN TO SPREAD DHAMMA).
2 LOCAL CUSTOMS AND RULES WERE PROBABLY FOLLOWED.
3 MAURYAS TRIED TO CONTROL ROADS AND RIVERS TO CONTROL VAST AREAS BETWEEN THESE CENTRES BY COLLECTING RESOURCES AS TAX AND TRIBUTE. EXAMPLE ARTHASHASTRA TELLS US THAT THE NORTH WEST WAS IMPORTANT FOR BLANKETS AND SOUTH INDIA FOR ITS GOLD AND PRECIOUS STONES (COLLECTED AS TRIBUTE).
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN?
1 LAMPAKA
2 KANDAHAR (MAJOR ROCK EDICT)
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTION (MAJOR ROCK EDICTS) IN PAKISTAN?
1 MANSEHRA
2 SAHABAZGARHI
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN UTTARAKHAND?
KALSI (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN DELHI?
1 TOPRA (PILLAR INSCRIPTION)
2 BAHAPUR INSCRIPTION (MINOR ROCK EDICT)
3 MEERUT (PILLAR INSCRIPTION)
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN NEPAL?
1 LUMBINI OR RUMMINDEI PILLAR INSCRIPTION ALSO KNOWN AS PADERIA INSCRIPTION.
2 NIGALISAGAR ALSO CALLED NIGLIVA, NIGALI SAGAR PILLAR, NIGHIHAWA PILLAR, NIGLIVA PILLAR, OR ARAURAKOT PILLAR).
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN MADHYA PRADESH?
1 GUJARRA (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
2 SANCHI (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
3 RUPNATH INSCRIPTION.
4 PANGURARIA INSCRIPTION.
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN GUJARAT?
GIRNAR (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN BIHAR?
1 RAMPURWA (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
2 LAURIYA ARARAJ (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
3 LAURIYA NANDANGARH (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
4 SAHASRAM (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN UTTAR PRADESH?
1 KAUSHAMBI (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
2 SARNATH (PILLAR INSCRIPTION) IN VARANASI, UP.
3 AHRAURA (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN MUMBAI?
SOPARA (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN KARNATAKA?
1 SANNATHI INSCRIPTION (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).
MINOR ROCK EDICTS ARE
1 MASKI INSCRIPTION.
2 GAVIMATH.
3 BRAHMAGIRI INSCRIPTION.
4 PALKIGUNDU.
5 JATINGA RAMESHWAR.
6 SIDDAPUR.
7 UDEGOLAM.
8 NITTUR.
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN ANDHRA PRADESH?
1 JONNAGIRI ERRAGUDI YERRAGUDI INSCRIPTION (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).
2 RAJULA MANDAGIRI (MINOR ROCK EDICT).
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN ODISHA?
1 DHAULI INSCRIPTION
2 JAUGADA INSCRIPTION (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).
THEY BOTH ARE ALSO CALLED KALINGA INSCRIPTIONS.
3 SHISHUPALGARH (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).
WHICH AMBASSADOR WAS SENT TO THE COURT OF CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA?
MEGASTHENES WAS AN AMBASSADOR SENT BY THE GREEK RULER OF WEST ASIA NAMED SELEUCUS NICATOR.
THE 1ST RULER WHO TRIED TO TAKE HIS MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE THROUGH INSCRIPTIONS?
ASHOKA.
LANGUAGE OF ASHOKA’S INSCRIPTIONS?
MOST OF THE ASHOKA’S INSCRIPTIONS WERE IN PRAKRIT AND WERE WRITTEN IN THE BRAHMI SCRIPT.
THE BULL PLACED AT RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN IS?
RAMPURWA BULL WHICH WAS PART OF A MAURYAN PILLAR FOUND IN RAMPURWA, BIHAR.
WHAT WAS ASHOKA’S DHAMMA?
DHAMMA INCLUDED RESPECT TOWARDS ELDERS, GENEROSITY TOWARDS BRAHMANAS AND THOSE WHO RENOUNCED WORLDLY LIFE, TREATING SLAVES AND SERVANTS KINDLY, AND RESPECT FOR RELIGION AND TRADITIONS OTHER THAN ONE’S OWN.
1 DID NOT INVOLVE WORSHIP OF GODS.
2 NO PERFORMANCE OF SACRIFICES.
3 ASHOKA WAS ALSO INSPIRED BY THE TEACHINGS OF BUDDHA.
WHAT ARE DHAMMA MAHAMATTA AND WHY WERE THEY APPOINTED?
OFFICIALS WHO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT ASHOKA’S DHAMMA WERE KNOWN AS DHAMMA MAHAMATTA.
THEY WERE APPOINTED BY ASHOKA TO
1 TO STOP ANIMAL SACRIFICES.
2 TO RESOLVE QUARRELS IN FAMILIES AND AMONGST NEIGHBOURS.
3 TO PREVENT ILL TREATMENT OF SLAVES AND SERVANTS.
4 TO SPREAD DHAMMA.
ASHOKA SPREAD HIS DHAMMA TO OTHER LANDS OUTSIDE INDIA SUCH AS?
SEGS
1 SYRIA 🇸🇾
2 EGYPT 🇪🇬
3 GREECE 🇬🇷
4 SRI LANKA
HE BUILT ROADS AND, DUG WELLS AND BUILT REST HOUSES.
BESIDES HE ARRANGED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR BOTH HUMAN BEINGS AND ANIMALS.
IF ONE PRAISES ONE’S OWN RELIGION WHILE CRITICISING ANOTHER’S ONE IS ACTUALLY DOING GREATER HARM TO ONE’S OWN RELIGION IS SAID BY?
ASHOKA.
BEGINNING OF MAURYAN EMPIRE ABOUT?
2300 YEARS AGO.
PODUCA WAS THE ROMAN NAME OF?
ARIKAMEDU.
ANCIENT NAME OF SRI LANKA?
TAPROBANE.
ASHOKAN INSCRIPTION IN RAJASTHAN?
1 BAIRAT
2 BHABRU
BOTH MINOR ROCK EDICTS.
