Ashoka spreads Buddhism
261 BCE* · Event
Maurya emperor Ashoka becomes Buddhist after Kalinga and sends missions across South and Southeast Asia; Buddhism transformed from a regional movement.
On these timelines: Master, India, Major Religions
Around 261 BCE
- Qin Shi Huang unifies China (221 BCE)
- Han dynasty (202 BCE)
- Maurya Empire (322 BCE)
- Punic Wars (264 BCE)
- Alexander the Great (356 BCE)
- Euclid's Elements (300 BCE)
- Reign of Ashoka the Great (268 BCE)
- Great Wall of China (Qin) (221 BCE)
- Second Punic War (218 BCE)
- Hellenistic period (323 BCE)