Ashoka, Asoka or Aśoka (/əˈʃoʊkə/[7] ə-SHOH-kə; Sanskrit: [ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), most commonly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha[8] from c. 268 BCE until his death, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty.
Ashoka, Asoka or Aśoka (/əˈʃoʊkə/[7] ə-SHOH-kə; Sanskrit: [ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), most commonly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha[8] from c. 268 BCE until his death, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty.