Ashoka the Great (In Our Time)
261 BCE · Resource
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Indian Emperor Ashoka. Active in the 3rd century BC, Ashoka conquered almost all of the landmass covered by modern-day India, creating the largest empire South Asia had ever known. After his campaign of conquest he converted to Buddhism, and spread the religion throughout his domain.
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Around 261 BCE
- Wars of the Diadochi (322 BCE)
- Second Punic War (218 BCE)
- Reign of Alexander the Great (336 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)