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Third century AD.
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Second century AD
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Second century B.C.
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Third century B.C.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ashoka was an Indian emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from 268 BCE to 232 BCE i.e the third century BCE.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ashoka (/əˈʃoʊkə/, IAST: Aśoka; also Asoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was the third emperor of the Maurya Empire of the Indian subcontinent during c. 268 to 232 BCE.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ashoka’s fame is largely due to his pillar and rock edicts, which allowed him to reach a wide audience and left a lasting historical record. He is remembered as a model ruler, controlling a vast and diverse Mauryan empire through peace and respect, with dharma at the centre of his ideology.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ashoka’s empire extended from modern-day Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east. It extended from the Himalayas in the north to Pennar river in the south.
Detailed explanation-5: -After Ashoka’s death, his family continued to reign, but the empire began to break apart. The last of the Mauryas, Brihadratha, was assassinated by his commander in chief-a man named Pushyamrita who went on to found the Shunga Dynasty-in 185 B.C.E.