Edicts of Ashoka, Mauryan Control YouTube Lecture Handouts
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Ashoka
- Kalinga was only kingdom, which was not part of Mauryan control.
- Kalinga was powerful an Ashoka attacked it in 261 BCE
- Death and destruction filled sorrow and remorse
- Kalinga had infantry of 60,000 men, 10,000 horsemen and 600 elephants
- Around 1 lakh people were killed and 1.5 lakh soldiers were taken as prisoners
- Digvijaya policy (conquest of territories) was replaced by Dhamma Vijaya policy (conquest of dharma)
- People should live in peace and harmony, follow ahmisa, show love, obey elders and be truthful
- Ashoka was 1st monarch to renounce war after victory of Kalinga – championed peace, non-violence, brotherhood and tolerance
- Mahamattas were appointed to carry out administrative work
- Ordered construction of monasteries, sent Buddhist scholars to distant lands to spread Buddhism
- Sent Mahendra and daughter Sangh mitra to Srilanka
- Special officers dhammamahamattas were appointed to spread principles of Dhamma
- Organized 3rd Buddhist council at Patliputra
- Inscriptions in Prakrit language and Brahmi Script
- In NW they were written in Greek, Kharoshthi, and Aramaic
- Editcs were source of information; were royal commands and proclamations inscribed on rocks
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