Ashoka
c. 304–232 BCE
Mauryan emperor of India who converted to Buddhism.
Ashoka (c. 304–232 BCE) was an emperor, born and died in Patna.
- Known as
- Emperor
- Category
- Leaders & Baddies
- Born
- c. 304 BCE, Patna
- Died
- 232 BCE, Patna
Alive at the same time as Ashoka
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- Pytheas c. 350–c. 285 BCE, explorer
- Epicurus 341–270 BCE, philosopher
- Zeno of Citium c. 334–c. 262 BCE, philosopher
- Euclid c. 325–c. 270 BCE, mathematician
- Archimedes c. 287–212 BCE, mathematician
- Eratosthenes c. 276–c. 194 BCE, mathematician
- Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BCE, emperor
- Hannibal 247–c. 183 BCE, general
Portrait: Photo Dharma from Sadao, Thailand, CC BY 2.0.
