Ashoka in Ancient India

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Ashoka in Ancient India is written by Nayanjot Lahiri and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674915259 (ISBN 10) and 9780674915251 (ISBN 13).

In the third century BCE Ashoka ruled in South Asia and Afghanistan, and came to be seen as the ideal Buddhist king. Disentangling the threads of Ashoka’s life from the knot of legend that surrounds it, Nayanjot Lahiri presents a vivid biography of an emperor whose legacy extends far beyond the bounds of his lifetime and dominion.