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Ashoka was the greatest ruler of the Maurya dynasty, and ruled the Maurya empire from about 269 BC till his death in 232 BC.

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Alexander the Great Argues that an Asokan Pillar at Delhi is an altar of Alexander and that an Indian conspiracy assassinated him. www.geocities.com/ranajitda

The Edicts of King Ashoka Historical overview of what is known about Ashoka and a translation of his edicts. www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/ashoka.html

Theosophy Library Online - Ashoka An outline of his life and origins, his conversion, and his acts. www.theosophy.org/tlodocs/teachers/Ashoka.htm

The Life of Ashoka Mauryan An account of his life, his rise to power, and his conversion and acts. Includes a few relevant pictures. www.csuchico.edu/~cheinz/syllabi/asst001/spring98/Ashoka.htm

A Translation of the Edicts of Asoka Description of his life and a translation of Ashoka's rock edicts. www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/asoka1.html

Asoka Historical information. www.buddhistcouncil.org/Asoka.htm

The Edicts of King Asoka Historical overview and translation of the edicts. www.urbandharma.org/udharma/asoka.html

Ashoka A short biography. www.freeindia.org/biographies/ashoka

The Edicts of King Ashoka A history of the discovery and translation of Ashoka's rock edicts. www.worldpolicy.org/globalrights/religion/Asoka-edicts.html

Ashoka, King of Behar: The Rock Edicts, c. 257 BCE Excerpts from some of the Rock Edicts Ashoka used to spread Buddhism. www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/ashoka-edicts.html

The Unknown Ashoka A biography by Pradip Bhattacharya detailing Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism. www.boloji.com/history/001.htm

Ashoka (or Asoka)'s life Extracts from the Rock and Pillar Edicts of the Indian king Ashoka (290-232 BC). www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/asoka3.html

The Edicts of King Asoka A translation by the Buddhist Publication Society of all of the known Rock Edicts of King Asoka. www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/bps/wheels/wheel386.html