Edicts of Ashoka

Death of over two thousand people is difficult to imagine. Right? This man who is well known for what he has done. Good and bad. His name is Alexander. Also known as Alexander the Great. That has been his nickname for centries. What makes him so great? He was born in 356 BCE. Alexander was tutored by Aristotle. His father was mysteriously killed in 336 BCE, Alexander picked up where his father left off to defeat the Persians. He is the leader and won’t let anyone be over him. He was too arrogant…

Alexander was a hero because he protected his people, gave them freedom, and provided them with education. Did you know that Alexander the Great united the untieable Gordian knot? First, Alexander was good at protecting his people. Alexander had really good military strategies. He was very smart, and even waited almost two years waiting to attack the Persians so he could make sure everything was safe.“Alexander had great military strategies.” (Alexander The Great) Him having great military…

The Enlightened Ruler or Rutheless Conqueror More than 2,000 years ago, a ruler named Asoka led the Mauryan Empire. Around this time period, Asoka was making many different decisions and basing his actions off of his personality and thoughts circa that time period. Asoka was a enlightened ruler because, he believed that everyone deserved forgiveness, he rejected the path of violence, and Asoka stopped himself from influencing different wars with other countries. To begin, Asoka sought…

Firstly, Ashoka the emperor of such a vast kingdom himself preached the religion of Buddhism. Secondly Emperor Ashoka played a major role in propagation of Buddhism by spreading the teachings of Buddhism through his rock and pillar edicts and also by sending his missionaries to various places in India as well as abroad. Thirdly Ashoka made a huge contribution in institutionalizing Buddhism by stating the basic principles of Buddhism through his philosophy of 'DHAMMA' . Emperor Ashoka was not…

A day after the war was over as legends say, Ashoka went out to the city and all he could see was scattered corpses and burned houses. “What have I done?” was the famous question he cried after the sight made his sick. Later Ashoka apologized for the Kalinga war and reassures the people away from his empire that he has no expansionist intentions towards them. The brutality of the conquest took him into adopting what he once knew of Buddhism. Using his position and newly way of thought on life to…

King Ashoka (r.272-232 BCE), grandson of Chandragupta of Mauryan dynasty, conquered most of revival state with his farsighted military campaign and great motivation to conquer whole world. Later, King Ashoka transferred himself as monk and followed Buddhism by leaving his all warfare and violence in his 40s. At that time, people believed Buddhism as revival of Hinduism for examples practice slaughtering of animals in religious practice was criticized by Buddhism. Ashoka build built many…

Augustus killed numerous people who betrayed his father. One may assume that he did not care if the former backstabbers were apologetic, however in his mind, anyone who is a traitor deserved death. Although, internal and external qualities intertwined with one another, these are the requirements in order to see how a great ruler grew and thrived in his nation. A great ruler was someone who nourished his people grow and thrive in their nation. Throughout the eyes of historians, fine rulers were…

States, empires, and civilizations are all important in order to understand human history. They shaped the world during their reign, but they also helped shape the future. The states of ancient Greece, the Chinese Empire, the Roman Empire, and the Indian Empire all contained their own political structures. These political structures enabled the possibility to create and establish rulers who led their nations with different political systems. In Athens Greece, a popular form of political system…

followers, instituted significant reform, or were proficient generals, some faired other the turmoil of leadership more successfully than others. After being provided several primary resources offering insight into the personal lives and leadership of Ashoka, Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, and Ashur-Nasir-Pal II, an analysis could be made regarding their effectiveness as leaders. Of these four leaders, I concluded that Charlemagne was the most effective ruler due to a combination of his followers…

Freedom, in logic, includes unrestrained choice as appeared differently in relation to determinism. In legislative issues, freedom comprises of the social and political opportunities to which all group individuals are entitled. In religious philosophy, freedom will be opportunity from the impacts of, "wrongdoing, profound bondage, common ties." For the most part, freedom is unmistakably separated from opportunity in that flexibility is principally, if not solely, the capacity to do as one…