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Great job on this Padlet Project!-Mrs. Kaplenko

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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ashoka

https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/india/top-10-facts-about-indian-emperor-ashoka/

History Alive Textbook

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This is a representation of Ashoka powerful empire, known as the Mauryan Empire.

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These are all of Ashoka's edicts that he created throughout India.

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This was Ashoka as a young person, who hadn't accomplished as much yet.

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This is a representation of Ashoka standing behind the Indian flag. This represents how Ashoka spread and supported Buddhism.

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1. He ruled the Mauryan Empire from 269 to 232 B.C.E.

2. The Mauryan Empire thrived from 322 to 187 B.C.E., and it helped unify India for the first time.

3. Under Ashoka's rule, the Mauryan Empire gained a powerful structure and flourished.

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1.  King Ashoka brought the Mauryan Empire to its peak. He expanded the empire to the east and south through his wars of conquest.

2.  Most importantly, he gave up conquest and determined that he would put an end to his acts of violence. He came to this decision after one severe battle in Kalinga. Instead, he started supporting Buddhist values and ruling with peace.

3.  He highly valued Buddhist values and encouraged people to treat others with kindness, respect their elders, and be moral. He also taught to accept different cultures and live in harmony.

4.  During Ashoka's reign, he managed to spread Buddhism throughout and beyond India. Ashoka even made his son, Mahinda, travel to Ceylon. From there, Mahinda changed Ceylon's king to Buddhism.

5.  To help unify India and spread Buddhist values, Ashoka created edicts which were carved on pillars, rocks, and walls. His edicts encouraged Buddhist values, general welfare, justice, and security. These edicts gave his empire a strong foundation.

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Ashoka's edicts had a great impact on his empire. This is an example of how his edicts were carved on huge pillars.

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My rating of King Ashoka is a 9/10 (Great).

One reason I think Ashoka is a good leader is because he maintained moderation and good balance between ruling in the form of Buddhist values, and ruling strictly. He taught to be respectful and moral, but also ruled in more harsh ways when he thought was necessary.

Another reason why I thought that he was a successful ruler was because during his reign, he managed to spread Buddhism throughout much of Asia, which was one of Ashoka's most significant accomplishments. Once he gave up conquest, he deeply supported Buddhist values and spread them throughout his entire empire.

Lastly, Ashoka was a great leader and hero because of his edicts. His wise edicts greatly impacted his empire and they encouraged Buddhist values, general welfare, justice, and security. This gave his empire a powerful foundation and structure. His edicts were spread throughout India.

To conclude, I think that Ashoka was a very heroic and successful ruler due to his amazing feat of spreading Buddhism throughout Asia, encouraging people to be respectful, and creating edicts to unify his empire.

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Ashoka rose to power fighting many wars and conflicts against other lands, emerging victorious from most of them. He primarily fought in wars, until one brutal battle, in which he gave up conquest and ruled in a new way.

Ashoka was an incredible hero/ruler because he maintained balance between being a harsh ruler and ruling with peace and kindness. He also emerged from many of his wars victorious, but came to an important decision to reject violence.

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-  Ashoka actually had two wives. His first wife was Devi, and the second was Kaurwaki.

-  He was born in a polygamous family.

- Ashoka's exact birthday is actually unknown. We only know that he grew up in the 3rd century (B.C.E.)

- Ashoka delivered his religious messages through inscriptions.

- Ashoka's father doubted that he would succeed in life.

- He honored many other cultures and religions, not just Buddhism.

- During his reign, art and architecture thrived.

- From an early age, Ashoka exceeded his father's expectations and did really well with his responsibilities.