Ashoka The Great Leader
-Indian Emperor of the Maurya Empire
-Ruled most of India from ca. 269 BC to 232 BC
-Empire stretched from the Hindi Kush mountains in Afghanistan to the present-day Bangladesh
-Ashoka played a critical role in helping make Buddhism a world religion
-After his death, the Mauryan dynasty lasted just fifty more years
-Was known as one of the most influential leaders of all time
-Indian Emperor of the Maurya Empire
-Ruled most of India from ca. 269 BC to 232 BC
-Empire stretched from the Hindi Kush mountains in Afghanistan to the present-day Bangladesh
-Ashoka played a critical role in helping make Buddhism a world religion
-After his death, the Mauryan dynasty lasted just fifty more years
-Was known as one of the most influential leaders of all time