SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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The Mauryan emperor who once ruled through violence, but then became a peaceful Buddhist and helped spread the religion was ____
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Changragupta
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Asoka
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Changragupta I
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Tamerlane
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. Ashoka the Great (r. 268-232 BCE) was the third king of the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BCE) best known for his renunciation of war, development of the concept of dhamma (pious social conduct), and promotion of Buddhism as well as his effective reign of a nearly pan-Indian political entity.
Detailed explanation-2: -The lethal war with Kalinga transformed the vengeful Emperor Ashoka into a stable and peaceful emperor, and he became a patron of Buddhism. According to the prominent Indologist, A. L. Basham, Ashoka’s personal religion became Buddhism, if not before, then certainly after the Kalinga War.
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