south/se asia

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born to predecessor Bindusura

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conquered Kingdom of Kalinga

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Moggaliputta Tissa spiritual guide

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son Mahinda credited with bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka

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daughter Sanghamitta

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namesake rock and pillar edicts outline policies and dharmic philosophy

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wife Devi

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supported by ministers after brother slapped a bald head, but he later decapitated them

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threw brother Susima into a charcoal pit

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father followed Ajivikas tradition, give answer and father

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Ashoka the Great, Bindusara

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namesake pillar in Sarnath shows four lion heads

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one structure became national emblem of India

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allegedly killed 99 brothers to take throne

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planted mango groves and shade trees along his roads to aid travelers

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Girika in charge of an elaborate torture chamber called this ruler’s “hell”

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The “schism edict” is sometimes taken as evidence that this ruler expelled thousands of heretics at the “third council”

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Inscriptions in Greek, Aramaic, and Brahmi declared this leader to be “Devanampiya”, or “Beloved of the Gods”

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banned sacrifice of animals in one edict

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namesake torture chamber designed to look like a palace

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“lion capital” in Sarnath

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James Prinsep was the first European to translate inscriptions made by this ruler that were written in Prakrit

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stated that “All men are my children”

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known for his 24-spoked “wheel of righteousness”

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referred to as “Piodasses”

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mandated only two peacocks to be killed per day for food

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convened a religious council at Pataliputra

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first king of this present-day country Prince Vijaya

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Sri Lanka

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name refers to a bluish spot on his forehead caused by a drop of poison

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Bindusura

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coastal region corresponding roughly to Odisha

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Kalinga

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eldest son of Ashoka was tasked with spreading Buddhism to the Anuradhapura Kingdom in Sri Lanka

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Mahinda

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encountered King Tissa’s royal hunting party on Mihintale Peak

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Mahinda

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became King of Fergana at 12 according to his autobiography

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Babur

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defeated Ibrahim Lodi at First Battle of Panipat

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defeated Rana Ranga, leader of Mewar, at Battle of Khanwa

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conquered Samarkand, but lost it soon after

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Ustad Ali Quli was sent by Selim the Grim to aid this ruler