Chapter 8: Ashoka: The Emperor Who Gave Up War
📘 About this chapter
The Maurya Empire, Ashoka's transformation, Dhamma and its spread across Asia.
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Learning Objectives
By end of this chapter you will:
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Understand The Maurya Empire and Kalinga War and Transformation2
Define: Chandragupta, Chanakya, Arthashastra3
Solve NCERT exercises confidently🔗 Prerequisites
📌Chapter 7 concepts
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Difficulty🌱 Beginner
Est. Time32 min
Topics4
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💡 Did You Know?
✦India's national emblem is from Ashoka's Sarnath pillar — 2300 years old!
✦The Dhamma Chakra on the Indian flag has 24 spokes — one for each hour of the day
✦Ashoka sent Buddhist missionaries to Sri Lanka, Central Asia, Greece, Egypt
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