history of india Maurya era Part 2 gk of india

 history of india Maurya era Part 2

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 Emperor Ashoka:

              (273 BC to 232 BC): Ashoka was crowned in the capital Pataliputra four years after his accession to the throne due to a conflict with his elder brother Sushim and other half-brothers after the death of his father Bindusara.  After the coronation, Ashoka increased the area inherited from his father. 



            According to his inscriptions, his empire stretched from Kandahar and Peshawar on the northwestern border to Nepal in northern India, Mysore (now Karnataka) in the south, Gujarat-Saurashtra in the west, Magadha (now Bihar) in the east, Kalinga (now Odisha) in the east.  The Battle of Kalinga and Ashoka's Change of Heart: Kalinga (now Odisha) in the vicinity of Magadha was a part of the Magadha Empire during the reign of the Nand kings.  But at the time of the establishment of the Mauryan rule, it became independent.  Aspiring to make Kalinga part of the Magadha Empire again, Ashoka declared war on King Jayant of Kalinga in the eighth year after his coronation (261 BC).  Ashoka won this battle. 

         After his victory in the battle, Ashoka roamed the battlefield and the town, seeing an atmosphere of sorrow and grief everywhere.  The joy of the victory over Kalinga faded when he saw the food and women and children crying in the war.  Ashoka's peace of mind was shattered.  Ashoka's heart ached with remorse and remorse for the war.  Realizing the futility of the war, the Battle of Kalinga became the final battle of his life.  With the teachings of the Buddhist monk Upagupta, he gave up arms and took refuge in the scriptures.  By converting to Buddhism, Ashoka became a devout Ashoka from a diplomatic man. 

          The language of most of Ashoka's records is Prakrit and the script is Brahmi.  Brahmi script: Most of the scripts of modern India have evolved from Brahmi script.  Here you can see the letter "A" in different scripts.  Tr 37 od Early Devanagari Bengali Malayalam Tamil Brahmi (Hindi) 6.3 Script Ashoka's inscription describing the Battle of Kalinga Describing the Battle of Kalinga, Ashoka wrote in his Kalinga inscription that, eight years after becoming king, I conquered Kalinga.  About one and a half lakh people were imprisoned.  More than a million people were killed.  This has made me very sad.

          Ashoka's inscription describing the battle of Kalinga Describing the battle of Kalinga, Ashoka wrote in his Kalinga inscription that, eight years after becoming king, I conquered Kalinga.  About one and a half lakh people were imprisoned.  More than a million people were killed.  This has made me very sad.  33 29 Those who love their relatives and friends, and are kind to their slaves and to the dead. 

         There are also those who are killed in battle or lose their loved ones.  It makes me regret it.  Now I am determined to follow the Dhamma and teach it to others.  I believe that winning people's hearts through Dhamma is better than winning by force.  I am carving this record as a message for the future that my sons and grandsons will fight after me.  Does not.  He should think about how to spread the Dhamma.  (Religions are the embodiment of the Sanskrit word dharma.) Thoughts - શું How did Ashoka's thoughts change after the battle of Kalinga?  An inscription of Ashoka, written in Prakrit language, has been found on the way to Damodar Kund towards Girnar mountain in Junagadh, Gujarat. This inscription contains articles of three rulers. 

             This article is about King Mahakshatrap Rudradama.  This article gives details of Sudarshan Lake (reservoir) constructed by Maurya king Chandragupta's Rashtriya Pushyagupta and Ashoka's Rashtriya Yavanraj digging canals from it for irrigation.  Places where Ashoka's inscriptions have been found.  Study Map 6.2 for more information.  • Study the idea map and write the answers to the following questions in your notebook with the help of your teacher: Where are the inscriptions of Ashoka found?  0 Find out where these places are at the present time. 

        Ashoka as a missionary:

         Ashoka visited Buddhist shrines all over the country.  Preached Buddhism during the trip.  Inspired by the teachings of Gautama Buddha, Ashoka carved inscriptions and inscriptions all over his kingdom to show his people the path to Dhamma.  To solve the problems of that time, Ashoka created Dharmakhata in the state.  An official named Dhamma Mahamatra, who was appointed as the head of the department, was to propagate Buddhism among the people and raise their moral standards.  Ashoka banned hunting in the state and stopped animal violence.  He emphasized the propagation of Gautama Buddha's principles of love, kindness, compassion, non-violence, virtue, compassion.  Along with the sermon, some useful things were also engraved in the inscriptions.