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.