Have you ever wondered what's similar between Asoka, Osama Bin Laden, Ho Chi Minh, Kim Jong-II and Adolf Hitler? Asoka became ruler of the Mauryan empire in 268 BC and died 36 years after in 232 BC. Asoka has been know to have brought the empire to great heights and a good ruler but their is more evidences to show that he is like the other dictators in this world. This man was a cruel leader. The first thing that he did when he got into power of the Mauryan empire was to attack and capture a big portion of land, the Kalingas, in India just so he could have a name. In that land that he has conquered, he killed 100,000 people, deported 150,000, and 100,000 more died of diseases or hunger (doc A). When he attacked and took over the Kalingas,
