King Ashoka

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
historical figure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ashoka_the_Great
gptkbp:birthDate c. 304 BCE
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pataliputra
gptkbp:burialPlace unknown
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Pataliputra
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mahinda
gptkb:Kunala
gptkb:Sanghamitta
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Buddha_Purnima
gptkb:Ashadhi_Ekadashi
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:coronationDate c. 268 BCE
gptkbp:deathDate c. 232 BCE
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Ashoka_(2001_film)
gptkb:Chakravartin_Ashoka_Samrat_(TV_series)
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Maurya_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Bindusara
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ashoka_Maurya
gptkbp:grandparent gptkb:Chandragupta_Maurya
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Ashoka
gptkbp:influenced Indian subcontinent
Buddhist world
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Ashoka_Pillars
gptkb:Rock_Edicts
Building stupas
Promoting non-violence
Sending Buddhist missionaries
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Ashoka_Chakra
gptkb:National_emblem_of_India
Spread of Buddhism to Sri Lanka
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Subhadrangi
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Third_Buddhist_Council
gptkb:Edicts_of_Ashoka
gptkb:Kalinga_War
Spread of Buddhism
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bindusara
gptkbp:reign c. 268–232 BCE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ganesha
gptkb:Asandhimitra
gptkb:Kaurwaki
gptkb:Padmavati
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Dasharatha_Maurya
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka
gptkbp:title gptkb:Devanampriya
gptkb:Priyadarsi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dharma_Wheel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5