or some characteristic that completely contrasts the others. He goes into full detail about what the similarities or differences are between the personalities which he is discussing. One example uses Asoka and Shi Huangdi and compares them to honey and vinegar. He then goes into telling how Asoka believes that it is most effective to run a government by moral persuasion and that Shi Huangdi feels that coercion is the most effective way to govern people. This is just one example of how he states
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island in the 3rd century B.C. In addition to the normal ritualistic observances undertaken on a poya day‚ on Poson day devotees flock to Anuradhapura‚ the ancient capital city of the country‚ for it was there that arahant Mahinda converted the then ruler‚ King Devanampiya Tissa‚ and his court to Buddhism‚ thereby setting in motion a series of events that finally made Sri Lanka the home of Theravada Buddhism. Even today‚ on Poson Poya‚ Anuradhapura becomes the center of Buddhist activity. Mihintale
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achievements‚ and scientific triumphs. Chandragupta II was the ruler of the Gupta Empire from 321 -550 BCE‚ which was the peak of its splendor. Chandraupta I‚ his grandfather who happened to be a ruler
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were both ancient civilizations that were located in India. The Muryans lasted from around 323-185 BCE. The Guptas lasted from around 320 CE – 550 CE. Both the Gupta and the Muryan Empire united India but they different ways to do it. Asoka – one of the rulers of the Muryan Empire – used their main religion Buddhism to shape the laws of his empire. The Guptas used the caste system. The caste system was not just used to shape the laws it was part of the religion. The belief that if you had done
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Confucianism and India religion Buddhism was through karma these both were ways of unifying populations. Both China and India used imperial legitimacy to unify populations through conquering territories around to show their strength. Although in India‚ Asoka used imperial legitimacy beginning of his reign and after conquering territories he converted to a religion to not remember his blood thirsty past‚ the Han dynasty kept the idea of Imperial legitimacy constant during their rule. China and India both
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individual who guides a community‚ country‚ or group. Alexander The great‚ Asoka‚ and Jesus are leaders who exemplify all the qualities of an effective leader. Despite hardships‚ these men had to over come‚ they ended up helping their people and their empires and showed that they weren’t pushovers. These three men got respect from their followers by means of charm and fear. They all were accepting of people who did not follow them. Asoka and Alexander expanded their empires and Jesus expanded the number
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built a foundation to start living within larger and more complex communities. We have adapted and evolved many present day cultures‚ systems‚ and structures from the rise of civilizations. Mesopotamia‚ the Indus River Valley‚ the Assyrian people‚ rulers such as Hammurabi‚ civilizations such as Greece and Rome are utmost essential to our timeline because they are the cultural basis of where many civilizations‚ including ours have emerged from. The hunter-gather life style was left behind and replaced
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------------------------------------------------- Ashoka From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the Indian emperor. For the nonprofit organization‚ see Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. Ashoka | Maurya Samrat | A "Chakravartin" ruler‚ 1st century BCE/CE. Andhra Pradesh‚ Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet | Reign | 268–232 BCE | Coronation | 268 BCE | Born | 304 BCE | Birthplace | Pataliputra‚ Patna | Died | 232 BCE (aged 72) | Place of death | Pataliputra‚ Patna |
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Asoka’s policy of Dhamma as explained by him and as manifested in his welfare activities‚ paternal attitude‚ etc.‚ the distinction between Asoka as an individual-a believer in Buddhism and Asoka as an emperor initiating a state policy‚ and the various means employed by Asoka to propagate his policy of Dhamma-the role of the Dhamma mahamatras. 21.1 INTRODUCTION Asoka Maurya‚ succeeded to the Mauryan throne around 269 B.C. Many historians consider him as one of the greatest kings of the ancient world
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