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	Ashoka
		Ashoka was the son of the Mauryan emperor Bindusara by a relatively lower ranked Queen known as Dharma.
		Ashoka, at this time, was already married to Asandhimitra who was to be his much loved chief queen for many years till her death.
		While the early part of Ashoka's reign was apparently quite bloodthirsty, he became a follower of the Buddha's teaching after his conquest of Kalinga, on the east coast of India in the present-day state of Orissa.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/as/ashoka.html (2838 words)

	Ashoka
		Ashoka the Great (also Asoka, Aśoka ; reigned 273 BC - 232 BC) was the son of Bindusara, who ruled the Mauryan empire from 269 to 232 B.C. Ashoka reigned over most of the Indian subcontinent, from present day Afghanistan to Bengal and as far south as Mysore.
		The name "Ashoka" translates into 'without sorrow' in Sanskrit (''a - without, shoka'' - sorrow) While the early part of Ashoka's reign was apparently quite bloodthirsty, he became a follower of the Buddha 's teaching after his conquest of Kalinga, on the east coast of India in the present day state of Orissa.
		Following Ashoka's enlightened reign, the reformed Mauryan empire's serenity was exploited by invaders and it soon declined and fragmented.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Ashoka.html (383 words)

	Ashoka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following this prophecy, the "Legend of Ashoka" further states that Ashoka was finally born as the son of the Maurya Emperor Bindusara by a relatively lower ranked queen named Dharma.
		Ashoka was constantly on the war campaign, conquering territory after territory and significantly expanding the already large Mauryan empire and adding to his wealth.
		Ashoka was grieved by this, and was counselled by his nephew (who had been raised in the ashram and was more priest than prince) to embrace his dharma and draw away from war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ashoka_the_Great (4444 words)

	Ashoka (disambiguation)
		Ashoka is also the name of a global organization (www.ashoka.org) that accelerates social change by identifying and investing in leading social entrepreneurs.
		Ashoka's mission is to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship around the world.
		What defines them and their work, and what Ashoka demands of its Fellows, is the highest standard of innovation, entrepreneurial skill, creativity, social impact and human ethics.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/a/as/ashoka__disambiguation_.shtml (294 words)

	Bambooweb: Ashoka
		Ashoka the Great (also Asoka, Aśoka; reigned 273 BC - 232 BC) was the ruler of the Mauryan empire from 269 to 232 B.C. A convert to Buddhism, Ashoka reigned over most of the Indian subcontinent, from present day Afghanistan to Bengal and as far south as Mysore.
		As goes the folklore in India, Ashoka was the son of Bindusara by a relatively lower ranked Queen known as Dharma.
		As news of Ashoka's visit with his army trickled in, the leader of the revolting militias of the province stood at the gates of the city to welcome the incoming aggressor, and the uprising ended without a fight.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/a/s/Ashoka.html (1744 words)

	Ashoka - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The eldest of them, Prince Susima, the traditional heir to the throne, persuaded Bindusara to send Ashoka to quell an uprising in the city of Taxila in the north-west province of Sindh, of which Prince Susima was the governor.
		Some critics say that Ashoka was afraid of more wars, but among his neighbors, including the Seleucid Empire and the Greco-Bactrian kingdom established by Diodotus I, none could match his strength.
		A semi-fictionalized portrayal of Ashoka's life was produced as a motion picture recently under the title Asoka.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Ashoka (2926 words)

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		Ashoka (also Asoka; reigned 273 BC - 232 BC) was the son of Bindusara, who ruled the Mauryan empire from 269 to 232 B.C. Ashoka reigned over most of the Indian subcontinent, from present day Afghanistan to Bengal and as far south as Mysore.
		While the early part of Ashoka's reign was apparently quite bloodthirsty, he became a committed Buddhist after his conquest of Kalinga, on the east coast of India in the present day state of Orissa.
		The brutality of this conquest led him to adopt Buddhism and he used his position to propagate the relatively new faith to new heights as far as ancient Rome and Egypt.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/a/as/ashoka.html (320 words)

	[2006/9/19 11:27:12]◆Surf Title:Ashoka (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ashoka or Ashok means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit.
		Ashoka is a citizen sector organization (CSO), which is shaping the citizen sector by investing in social entrepreneurship around the world.
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	wani.bbsnavi.net /wc/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka_%28disambiguation%29 (205 words)

	Ashoka
		Ashoka the Great (also Asoka, Aśoka, pronounced as Ashok-uh, not Ashokaa; reigned 273 BC–232 BC) was the ruler of the Mauryan empire from 269 BC to 232 BC.
		What Ashoka left behind was the first written language in India since the ancient city of Harrapa.
		In the year 185 BC, about 50 years after Ashoka's death, the last Mauryan ruler, Brhadrata, was brutally murdered by the then commander-in-chief of the Mauryan armed forces, Pusyamitra Sunga, while he was taking the Guard of Honour of his forces.
	en.mcfly.org /Ashoka (2249 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Pillars of Ashoka
		The pillars of Ashoka are a series of columns dispersed throughout the northern Indian subcontinent, and erected by the Mauryan king Ashoka during his reign in the 3rd century BCE.
		Please see Ashoka (disambiguation) for other uses of the word Ashoka Ashoka the Great (also Asoka, à¤…à¤¶à¥‹à¤• AÅ›oka; pronounced Ashok, even though there is an a at the end) was the ruler of the Mauryan empire from 273 BC to 232 BC.
		The Ashoka Pillar found very close to Delhi, India is a non-rusting iron pillar weighing about six tons.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pillars-of-Ashoka (2181 words)

	Ashoka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Emperor Ashoka the Great (Devanagari: अशोक; IAST transliteration: Aśoka, pronunciation: / əʃoːkə /) (304 BC–232 BC) was the ruler of the Maurya Empire from 273 BC to 232 BC.
		Ashoka was the son of the Maurya Emperor Bindusara by a relatively lower ranked queen named Dharma.
		In Pataliputra, Ashoka hears Kunal's song, and realizes that Kunal's misfortune may have been a punishment for some past sin of the emperor himself and condemns Tishyaraksha to death, restoring Kunal to the court.
	encycl.opentopia.com /term/Ashoka (3431 words)

	Ashoka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ashoka the Great (also Asoka, Aśoka; reigned 273 BC - 232 BC) was the son of Bindusara, who ruled the Mauryan empire from 269 to 232B.C. Ashoka reigned over most of the Indian subcontinent,from present day Afghanistan to Bengal and as far south as Mysore.
		While the early part of Ashoka's reign was apparently quite bloodthirsty, he became a follower of the Buddha 's teaching after his conquest of Kalinga, on the east coastof India in the present day state of Orissa.
		Following Ashoka's enlightened reign, the reformed Mauryan empire's serenity was exploited by invaders and it soon declinedand fragmented.
	www.therfcc.org /ashoka-11143.html (339 words)

	Ashoka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ashoka the Great (also Asoka, अशोक Aśoka; pronounced Ashok, even though there is an 'a' at the end) was the ruler of the Mauryan empire from 273 BC to 232 BC.
		Ashoka's success made his step-brothers more wary of his intentions of becoming the emperor, and more incitements from Susima led Bindusara to send Ashoka into exile.
		Ashoka defined the main principles of dharma (dhamma in Pāli) as nonviolence, tolerance of all sects and opinions, obedience to parents, respect for the Brahmans and other religious teachers and priests, liberality towards friends, humane treatment of servants, and generosity towards all.
	www.bblo.net /Ashoka/1239/0 (2553 words)

	Ashoka (disambiguation) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		* Ashoka was Emperor of the Mauryan empire in the third century BC.
		* The Ashoka tree is a flowering tree found in India and Sri Lanka.
		* The Ashoka pillar is a pillar in the garden of Sarnath.
	www.wapipedia.org /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=Ashoka_(disambiguation) (118 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Flag of India
		The diameter of this Chakra is three-fourths of the height of the white strip.
		The "Ashoka Chakra" in the centre of the white is the wheel of the law of dharma.
		The All India Sanskrit Congress that convened in Calcutta in 1924 suggested the inclusion of saffron or ochre and the "gadha" (mace) of Vishnu as the symbol of the Hindus.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Flag-of-India (8884 words)

	This article is about Ashoka the emperor For alternate usages...
		The brutality of this conquest led him to adopt Buddhism and he used his position to propagate the relatively new philosophy to new heights as far as ancient Rome Rome and Egypt Egypt.
		The remaining portion of Ashoka's reign had an official policy of nonviolence, ahimsa ahimsa.
		It has a four-lion capital four-lion capital (four lions standing back to back) which was adopted as the emblem emblem of the modern Indian republic.
	www.biodatabase.de /Ashoka (316 words)

	Ashoka - Gurupedia
		Bindusara, who ruled the Mauryan empire from 269 to 232 B.C. Ashoka reigned over most of the Indian subcontinent, from present day Afghanistan to
		While the early part of Ashoka's reign was apparently quite bloodthirsty, he became a follower of the
		Buddha's teaching after his conquest of Kalinga, on the east coast of India in the present day state of Orissa.
	www.gurupedia.com /a/as/ashoka.htm (333 words)

	loan Ashoka - loan-reports.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Balbir offered him a £6000 stake in a new Ashoka in the city's Elderslie Street.
		But the bank would only loan him £3000 and he had to borrow the remainder...
		Ashoka, the highly regarded social entrepreneurship organization certified as among the "Best in...who borrow less than $100 each and then repay the loan, do not...
	www.loan-reports.com /Ashoka (4611 words)

	Sri Lanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Buddhism arrived from the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BC.
		The Bhikkhu Mahinda, son of Buddhist Indian Emperor Ashoka, was sent to Sri Lanka as a missionary; he is said to have converted the Sinhalese King Devanampiyatissa at Mihintale.
		The Sinhalese population at large subsequently became Buddhists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sri_Lanka (4915 words)

	Ashoka - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		(also Asoka, Aśoka; reigned 273_BC - 232_BC) was the son of Bindusara, who ruled the Mauryan_empire from 269 to 232 B.C. Ashoka reigned over most of the Indian_subcontinent, from present day Afghanistan to Bengal and as far south as Mysore.
		The name "Ashoka" translates into 'without sorrow' in Sanskrit (''a'' - without, ''shoka'' - sorrow) While the early part of Ashoka's reign was apparently quite bloodthirsty, he became a follower of the Buddha's teaching after his conquest of Kalinga, on the east coast of India in the present day state of Orissa.
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	www.indexsuche.com /Ashoka.html (360 words)

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