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100			_aOlivelle, Patrick _92728
245			_a Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King
260			_aGurugram _bHarperCollins _c2023
300			_a356p.
440			_aIndian Lives Series Book 1 _92729
520			_aThis is the first book in the Indian Lives series, edited and curated by Ramachandra Guha. Ashoka, the last great Mauryan emperor, is one of the most iconic figures in Indian history. Under his rule (268-232 BCE) the Mauryan empire extended across almost the entirety of the Indian subcontinent. Apart from his effective reign over his vast kingdom, Ashoka is well known for his renunciation of war, his development of the concept of dhamma, his patronage of Buddhism, and his promotion of religious harmony. Ashoka has been imagined, and reimagined, many times over. It has been said that there are at least two Ashokas: the historical Ashoka (whom we know mainly through his inscriptions), and the legendary Ashoka, who is largely a construct of the popular imagination. The distinguished scholar Patrick Olivelle's new book resists the temptation to blend the two-a temptation that many writers have succumbed to-as it seeks to gain an insight into the emperor's world. Based primarily on the inscriptions (which is where Ashoka 'speaks for himself'), Olivelle constructs a fascinating portrait of India's first great ruler, where the figure of Ashoka comes vividly alive notwithstanding the elusiveness and fragmentary nature of the sources.
650			_aAncient History- India; India during 1500 B.C.- 647 B. C.; Ashoka Period- 274 B. C. _92730
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