Ashoka
the search for India's lost emperor
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Word Count
115,000 words, Guess
Page Count
460 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveashokasearchfori0000alle
- ISBN-101468300717
- ISBN-139781468300710
- OCLC Control Number811051958
- Better World Books9781468300710
and 2 more
- Better World BooksW8-BJF-924
- Open LibraryOL25425743M
Classifications
- LCCDS451.5.A218 2012b
- LCCDS451.5 .A218 2012
Description
Ashoka Maurya -- or Ashoka the Great as he was later known -- holds a special place in the history of India. Through his third century BCE quest to govern the Indian subcontinent by moral force alone, Ashoka transformed Buddhism from a minor sect into a major world religion. His bold experiment ended in tragedy, and in the tumult that followed the historical record was cleansed so effectively that his name was largelyforgotten for almost two thousand years. Yet, a few mysterious stone monuments and inscriptions miraculously survived the purge. In Ashoka: The Search for India's Lost Emperor, historian Charles Allen tells the incredible story of how a few enterprising archaeologists deciphered the mysterious lettering on keystones and recovered India's ancient past. Drawing from rich sources, Allen crafts a clearer picture of this enigmatic figure than ever before. - Publisher.
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