In which year king Ashoka died?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is 232 BC.

Key Points

Ashoka:
- Born: 304 BCE
- Died: 232 BCE
He was the son of Bindusara and the 3rd king in the dynasty.
He was known for:
Renunciation of war after the Kalinga war.
Development of the concept of Dhamma (pious social conduct, welfare of humanity).
Promotion of Buddhism.
Effective reign of a nearly pan-Indian political entity.
Under Ashoka, the Mauryan Empire stretched from modern-day Iran through almost the entirety of the Indian subcontinent.
In his inscriptions, he was called Devanampriya or Devanapiyadasi.
Most of the inscriptions were written in Prakrit in Brahmi except only two which were in Kharoshti script.
In 1837, James Prinsep become the 1st scholar who deciphered Ashoka's inscription.