Ashoka- The Great _History of Subcontinent Ashoka, sometimes Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. This Documentary was a project of History of Sub Continent. Dr Zabir Saeed Badar are supporting the "batch of 2019 BBA (hons) Semester 7". BBA Semester 7 (Batch 2015-2019) GroupMembers: Hamza Walayat Muhammad Usman Muhammad Zeeshan Mian Umer Rana Furqan Touqeer Ashraf

2. 304 BCE – 232 BCE

3. Mauryan Dynasty

4.  Ashoka belongs
to maurya dynasty
 H e isthe third king of
maurya dynasty

5. Birth of
Asoka
300
BCE
Marriage
284 BCE
Conversion
to Buddhism
263 BCE
Reign
begins
272 BCE
Death in
232 BCE

6. CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA
(Founder & grand father of Ashoka)
BINDUSARA
(Second king & father of Ashoka)
ASHOKA THE EMPEROR
(Third king)

7. Founded Mauryan
Dynasty in 322 BC
Gained power shortly
after Alexander ‘sdeath.
 Was crowned King at Taxila
 Had capital atPataliputra
 His ministerChanakya
wrote Arthashastra

8. •He was Chandragupta’s advisor.
•He was of Brahmin caste.
•He was given the post of Mahamantri.

9.  Bindusara, was the successor of
Chandragupta Maurya,
 He expanded the area of the state
that he inherited from Chandragupta
Maurya who reigned for a fairly long
period of 24 years.
 According to the information's in
Puranas the duration of the reign of
Bindusara was for a period of 25
years, almost same as his father.

10.  Ashoka married a commoner called Karuwaki, she
wasa daughter of a fisherman.
 H e met her before his reign when he was sent
to Kalinga to being in exile.
 Due to Ashoka’s success in the quelling of the
uprising and his growing popularity, his step-brothers
forced him into exile to prevent him from obtaining
the throne.
 Asoka however returned two years later being
summoned by the emperor to quell another uprising.

11. • Ashoka's reign as emperor
began with a series of wars .
• H e conquered more
lands and added them to
his empire.

12.  Kalinga war in 262 BC, was the worst war
and this war brought a big change in the life
of Ashoka.

13. After the battle in a tour of city, he could see nothing except burnt
houses and scattered corpses.This sight made him sick.
 The huge loss of life
and suffering witnessed
on the battlefield made
him turn away from
war.
 S o he was deeply
influenced by Buddhism,
and adopted the dharma
principles

14. The main principles of dharma (dhamma)
• nonviolence.
• tolerance of all sects
• obedience to parents, respect for
Brahmans , teachers & priests
•humane treatment of servants,

15. Ashoka built shrines and
monasteries and inscribed
Buddhist teachings on
rocks and pillars in many
places.
 H e sent missionaries to
countries.
 Hi s own son Kunalbecame
monk & carried Buddhism
to Sri Lanka

16. He sent his missionaries to the followingplaces:
 Kashmir-Gandhara
Mahisamandala (Mysore) - Mahadeva
Vanavasi (Tamil Nadu) - Rakkhita
Maharattha (Maharashtra) -
Mahadhammarakkhita
Himavanta (Nepal) - Majjhima
Suvannabhumi (Thailand/ Myanmar) -
Sona and Uttara
Lankadipa (Sri Lanka) - Mahamahinda
Aparantaka (Gujarat and Sindh) - Yona
Dhammarakkhita

17. The pillars of Ashoka were erected by him during his reign in
the 3rd century BCE
The Stupas of Sanchi are world famous and the stupa named
SanchiStupa was built by Emperor Ashoka
Ashoka's own words as known from his Edicts are:
"All men are my children. I am like a father to them. As every
father desires the good and the happiness of his children, I wish
that all men should be happy always”.

18. Elephant at Kalinga war site-
Orissa
Minor Rock Edict site- Madhya
Pradesh
Rock Edict at Junagadh Major Rock Edict at Girnar,
Gujarat

19.  Ashoka after conversion to Budhaism s start
caring of the people.
 He order to build almost 80000 stupas.

20.  There was proper system for the collection of
taxes from farmers and traders.
 They are bind to pay tax one time in year.
 Instead of paying part of crop for regional
rulers.

21.  They have proper system for controlling
 they have four provinces in the empire and
each empire have one kumara(royal prince).
 They proper system for justice and a system
of security for farmers,traders and common
people.

22.  They introduce one currency for the people.

23.  After the death of ashoka there was no skilful
successor for the throne.
 Ashoka son was blind therefore his grand
son come into the rule.

25.  The successors of ashoka not focus on the
defense and the interests of people of
people.
 Due to their peace treaty others gain power.

26.  Ashoka’s successors neglect khubar pass
which is the basic gate way in the empire.
 Greeks attack from this gate way and take
empire on to the punjab.

28.  After the attack of greeks the revolts start
rising.
 A bahmin general kill the king in a army
prade and made himself a emperor.

29.  He was the general

30. 1.Symbolic legacy
Indian government has
adopted the famous lion
capital from his pillar at
Sarnath as official
national emblem.

31. Ashoka’s chakra is also known as the wheel of the
dharma and it symbolizes the 24 virtues in Buddhism.
Some of these 24 virtues include: love,
patience, peacefulness, courage, justice and mercy.

32. After Ashoka’s death in 232
BCE the people of India
decided to commemorate
Ashoka by using his personal
chakra. It can still be seen today
on the Indian flag.
The word chakra is sanskrit and
it means cycle or a repeating
process.

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