Asoka Ruthless Conqueror or Enlightened Ruler
When I think of the word ruthless, I think of Asoka. Now you may be asking who is Asoka? Asoka was the emperor of the Mauryan Empire and the grandchild of Chandragupta Maurya. His rule lasted from 268 B.C.E, to his death in 232 B.C.E. To this day he is known as the founding father of India and introduced a form of government based in Buddhist spiritual belief. Asoka was a ruthless conqueror because he violently took over regions, greedily took over places for economic reasons, and because he tries earning forgiveness by giving rich gifts to the poor, how selfish. Lastly, Asoka tries to be enlightened by telling people that he is. Now let's find out why Asoka was a ruthless conqueror.
For one thing, Asoka was a ruthless conqueror because in 261 B.C.E, Asoka completed his empire by violently taking over Kalinga. “As a result of this battle, there was 100,000 Kalingans killed during battle, 100,000 dead to disease or hunger, and 150,000 were driven out of country after battle,” (Doc A). Therefore, there was about 350,000 Kalingans affected by this battle either by death of battle, hunger and disease, or deported. Asoka did this violent conquest because he wanted a make a better name for himself by adding Kalinga to the empire. …show more content…
So he did this attack just for economic reasons like more space and also Asoka says it was in the way, just in the way, which shows that he was a violent and greedy person. This conquest was also very unfair to the Kalingans and their home. Kalinga was much smaller and at a disadvantage compared to Asoka’s Empire. “Instead, of killing many people during the conquest, he could have been with friendly terms like at the southern part of India,” (Doc B). Which shows that Asoka doesn’t care about mercy. And, that is why Asoka is
When I think of the word ruthless, I think of Asoka. Now you may be asking who is Asoka? Asoka was the emperor of the Mauryan Empire and the grandchild of Chandragupta Maurya. His rule lasted from 268 B.C.E, to his death in 232 B.C.E. To this day he is known as the founding father of India and introduced a form of government based in Buddhist spiritual belief. Asoka was a ruthless conqueror because he violently took over regions, greedily took over places for economic reasons, and because he tries earning forgiveness by giving rich gifts to the poor, how selfish. Lastly, Asoka tries to be enlightened by telling people that he is. Now let's find out why Asoka was a ruthless conqueror.
For one thing, Asoka was a ruthless conqueror because in 261 B.C.E, Asoka completed his empire by violently taking over Kalinga. “As a result of this battle, there was 100,000 Kalingans killed during battle, 100,000 dead to disease or hunger, and 150,000 were driven out of country after battle,” (Doc A). Therefore, there was about 350,000 Kalingans affected by this battle either by death of battle, hunger and disease, or deported. Asoka did this violent conquest because he wanted a make a better name for himself by adding Kalinga to the empire. …show more content…
So he did this attack just for economic reasons like more space and also Asoka says it was in the way, just in the way, which shows that he was a violent and greedy person. This conquest was also very unfair to the Kalingans and their home. Kalinga was much smaller and at a disadvantage compared to Asoka’s Empire. “Instead, of killing many people during the conquest, he could have been with friendly terms like at the southern part of India,” (Doc B). Which shows that Asoka doesn’t care about mercy. And, that is why Asoka is