Ashoka embraces Buddhism and spreads peace in India

Category
Peace
Place
India
Date
-260
Reference
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Ashoka, third ruler of the Mauryan dynasty, was repelled by the slaughter of war. His edicts were inscribed on thirty-three stone columns, the Ashoka Pillars. The edicts included Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism and his moral code. His empire broke up within 50 years of his death in -233. [Furtado: 1001 Days]

This event is linked to the following periods

PeriodMiner
Begin
End
Category
Maurya Empire
-320
-200
Indian