Emperor Ashoka (I): The Bloodthirsty Buddhist
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Ashoka the Great (r. 268-232 BC), an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, was the most important promoter of Buddhism as a state religion in the subcontinent, as well as a ruler with a bit of a sordid reputation.
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