Life Of Ashoka The Great
Storyboard Text
- He was the grand son of Chandragupta and he ruled Mauryan empire for 36 years. He was also known as Samrat Ashoka or Ashoka the great .
- He was the first Indian king to directly talk to people. The inscription were located on ancient highways.
- Ashoka was a fierce fighter and hunter, with great military prowess,
- Bindusara was succeeded by is son Ashoka in 273 BCE. He was the well known king of the Mauryan Dynasty.
- he victory left him with a larger domain than that of any of his predecessors. Accounts claim between 100,000 and 300,000 lives were lost during the conquest
- Eight years after seizing power around 270 B.C., Ashoka led a military campaign to conquer Kalinga, a coastal kingdom in east-central India
- Ashoka fought only one major war that was Kalinga war. He wanted to take control of Kalinga because of these three reason
- Ashoka attacked the Kalinga in 261 BCE and annexed it. Because of the war thousand of men, women and children were killed
- It was near the sea cost which could increased in trade and economic growth. Kalinga had a strong army.
- After the Kalinga war Ashoka saw that thousand of people were killed and then he started Buddhism. He promoted good and moral values among the people
- He also sent Buddhist scholars to distant lands to propagate Buddhist philosophy. He even sent his son Mahindra and daughter Sanghamitra to Sir Lanka to spread the message of Buddhism
- Ashoka appointed special officer called Dhammamahamatras to prorogate Dhamma among the people
Over 30 Million Storyboards Created