HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Siddhartha Gautama
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Brahman
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Buddha
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Asoka
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ashoka means “without sorrow” which was most likely his given name.
Detailed explanation-2: -Conclusion: Ashoka is one of the best rulers that ever ruled over Indian territory as he made the Mauryan empire reach its zenith. His efficient military, political and administrative skills expanded the Mauryan empire to a commendable extent.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to the Purana, Ashoka’s names are Devanampiya and Devanan Priyadarshi.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to a contemporary text, the Edicts of Ashoka, Ashoka converted to Buddhism because he “felt remorse on account of the conquest of Kalinga because, during the subjugation of a previously unconquered country, slaughter, death, and taking away captive of the people necessarily occur.”