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Revision note: Ashoka: Kalinga War, Dhamma, Edicts and Mauryan Art

  • Ashoka c. 268–232 BCE; title Devanampiya Piyadasi; name "Ashoka" at Maski (found 1915), Gujarra, Nittur, Udegolam
  • Kalinga war 8th regnal year (~261 BCE): RE XIII – 1.5 lakh deported, 1 lakh killed; RE XIII omitted at Dhauli/Jaugada
  • Dhamma: tolerance (RE XII), non-violence, respect, welfare; dhamma-mahamattas (13th year); dhamma-yatras
  • Scripts: Brahmi, Kharoshthi (NW), Greek & Aramaic (Kandahar)
  • Sarnath Lion Capital → National Emblem (26 Jan 1950); polished Chunar sandstone; Barabar caves; Didarganj Yakshi
  • Decline: Pushyamitra Shunga killed Brihadratha ~185 BCE
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