Ashoka, the visionary : life, legend and legacy

By:

Khanna, Ashok

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi Bloomsburry 2020Description: 176pISBN:

9789387457843

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DDC classification:

934.5 KHA

Summary: Ungainly in appearance, disliked by his father, the king, but nurtured by his mother, Ashoka worked to elicit his elders' approval. At the age of 18, his father sent him to quell a rebellion that his brother, the crown prince, had failed to do. His success propelled him to be appointed as viceroy of a province. There he met Devi, a beautiful, devout Buddhist. With the death of his father, supported by the chief minister, Ashoka was crowned the new king.

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Book	Plaksha University Library	History	934.5 KHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		000418

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Ungainly in appearance, disliked by his father, the king, but nurtured by his mother, Ashoka worked to elicit his elders' approval. At the age of 18, his father sent him to quell a rebellion that his brother, the crown prince, had failed to do. His success propelled him to be appointed as viceroy of a province. There he met Devi, a beautiful, devout Buddhist. With the death of his father, supported by the chief minister, Ashoka was crowned the new king.

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