Ashoka

GPTKB entity

Statements (67)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
Mauryan dynasty ruler
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Buddhist_Councils
gptkb:Major_Pillar_Edicts
gptkb:Major_Rock_Edicts
gptkb:Minor_Pillar_Edicts
gptkb:Minor_Rock_Edicts
gptkb:Pillar_Edicts
gptkb:Dhamma
gptkb:Rock_Edicts
Buddhist missionaries
gptkbp:birthDate c. 304 BCE
gptkbp:burialPlace unknown
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Pataliputra
gptkbp:child gptkb:Mahinda
gptkb:Kunala
gptkb:Sanghamitta
gptkb:Tivala
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:television_series
gptkb:Ashoka_University
gptkb:Ashoka_pillar_at_Sarnath
Books
Coins
Statues
Films
Stamps
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:deathDate 232 BCE
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Maurya
gptkbp:father gptkb:Bindusara
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Ashokavadana
gptkb:Divyavadana
gptkb:Mahavamsa
gptkb:Edicts_of_Ashoka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ashoka
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Ashoka_Chakra
gptkb:Ashoka_Pillars
Building stupas
Promoting non-violence
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Ashoka_Chakra_on_Indian_flag
gptkb:National_emblem_of_India
Spread of Buddhism to Sri Lanka
Ashokan edicts in Brahmi script
gptkbp:missionaryWork gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Hellenistic_kingdoms
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Subhadrangi
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Edicts_of_Ashoka
gptkb:Kalinga_War
Spread of Buddhism
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Pataliputra
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Pataliputra
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bindusara
gptkbp:reignEnd 232 BCE
gptkbp:reignStart 268 BCE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ganesha
gptkb:Asandhimitra
gptkb:Kaurwaki
gptkb:Padmavati
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Dasharatha_Maurya
gptkbp:title gptkb:Devanampriya
gptkb:Priyadarsi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:monument
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4