The great Indian emperor, Ashoka was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. At his birth, his mother is believed to have said, “Now I am Ashoka”, which means ‘Now I am without sorrow.’ Therefore, the child was named ‘Ashoka’. In 268 BC, Ashoka was crowned king of Magadha, and he proved himself very courageous and a good administrator. He ruled over and empire that covered two-thirds of the Indian continent! He was the most famous of the Mauryan kings, and was one of the greatest rulers of India.
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