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Ashoka

Mauryan emperor from 268 to 232 BCE

11 dated entries naming Ashoka, drawn from 11 separate years between 304 BCE and 1896 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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4th century BC

  • 304 BCEAshoka, Indian emperor and ruler of the Maurya Empire in present-day Eastern India 268–232 BC (d. 232 BC)source
  • 302 BCEMaharani Devi, Mauryan empress and wife of Ashokasource

3rd century BC

  • 268 BCEMay 16 – Ashoka becomes emperor of the Maurya Empire.source
  • 266 BCEThe Mauryan emperor Ashoka converts to Buddhism.source
  • 261 BCEMauryan Emperor Ashoka wages a war against the independent kingdom of Kalinga, culminating in the Battle of the Dhauli Hills. In the aftermath, Kalinga is annexed into the Mauryan Empire, but the brutality of the war is believed to have led to Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism, as described in his many Edicts of Ashoka.source
  • 250 BCEAccording to the Theravāda commentaries and chronicles, the Third Buddhist Council is convened by the Mauryan king Ashoka at Pataliputra (modern Patna), under the leadership of the monk Moggaliputta Tissa. Its objective is to purify the Buddhist movement, particularly from opportunistic factions which are being attracted by the royal patronage.source
  • 248 BCEThe Mauryan king Ashoka is dedicated to the propagation of Buddhism and begins establishing monuments marking several significant sites in the life of Gautama Buddha.source
  • 242 BCEMaharani Devi, Mauryan empress and wife of Ashoka (approximate date)source
  • 240 BCEAsandhimitra, Mauryan empress and wife of Ashokasource
  • 236 BCEBuddhism is introduced to Sri Lanka by Mahinda, a monk acting on behalf of the late Ashoka.source

19th century

  • 1896December 1 – Archaeologist Alois Anton Führer, Nepalese General Khadga Samsher Rana and an expedition rediscover the great stone pillar of Ashoka at Lumbini, traditionally the spot of the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, after using Faxian's records.source

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