HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Rajuka
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Yukta
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Dharamamahamatya
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Prativedaka
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. The most important official post with vast responsibilities created by Ashoka was C) Dharamamahamatya.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Ashoka was a unique ruler due to following reasons: He was the king who gave up war after winning the war of Kalinga. He was the first ruler who took his message to the people through inscriptions on rocks and pillars, written in the Brahmi script.
Detailed explanation-3: -Historians connected the titles Priyadasi and Devanampriya mentioned in his edicts to the Ashoka of Buddhist legends, and established Ashoka’s reputation as one of the greatest Indian emperors.
Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: Ashoka was the third king of the Mauryan Empire and he was best known for his renunciation of war, development of the concept of dhamma (pious social conduct). He was also known for his promotion of Buddhism as well as his effective reign of a nearly pan-Indian political entity.