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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-]
n
(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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