Original: Ashoka ( Devan gar : , IAST : , , 304 & ndash ; 232 BC ) , popularly known as Ashoka the Great , was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from 269 BC to 232 BC .
Simplified: He was an Indian emperor , of the Maurya dynasty of India who ruled from 273 BCE to 232 BCE .