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Asoka
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A·so·ka  (-sk, -sh-) Known as "the Great." Died 232 b.c.
King of Magadha (273-232) who united most of the Indian subcontinent under one rule and was converted to Buddhism, adopting it as the state religion.
Asoka [əˈsəʊkə əˈʃəʊ-]
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(Biographies / Asoka (death date: 232 bc), Indian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) died 232 bc, Indian emperor (?273-232 bc), who elevated Buddhism to the official state religion
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We have two sources to thank for much of this information on Ashoka - his rock edicts and Buddhist scriptures (one Indian and two Sri Lankan).
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Jawahar Surisetti, director of Ashoka Education Foundation, in association with the American Center (the cultural wing of the US Consulate) have come together to devise an Olympiad which will reach the schools and students from classes 1 to 12.
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