Ashoka in Ancient India
By: Nayanjot Lahiri
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9780674057777
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Biography; History
Description: In the third century BCE, Ashoka ruled an empire encompassing much of modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. During his reign, Buddhism proliferated across the South Asian subcontinent, and future generations of Asians came to see him as the ideal Buddhist king. Disentangling the threads of Ashoka's life from the knot of legend that surrounds it, Nayanjot Lahiri presents a vivid biography of this extraordinary Indian emperor and deepens our understanding of a legacy that extends beyond the bounds of his lifetime and dominion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-371) and index.