Translated by Li Rongxi, this biographical text relates how King Asoka unified India for the first time in the third century BCE and, after his conversion, sent emissaries throughout his kingdom to…
The EDICTS OF ASOKA, kept in stone in the Hindu Continent have longtanding validity. Although they have no longer the force of law, they serve as pillars for 21st century Legislation. The world is …
This volume explores on the material, social, and ideological aspects of Asoka's reign in light of advances made in archaeology, epigraphy, and numismatics. Thematically divided into three parts, t…
Written by one of the eminent historians this book brings out substantially the chief features of King Asoka's glorious rule. It represents Asoka as a great humanitarian, wise stateman, good admini…
This book - comprising scholarly essays by Richard Gombrich, Ananda Guruge, Romila Thaper, N.A. Jayawickrama, John Strong, and the editor -seeks to define the relationship to Buddhism of the great …
This classic provides a comprehensive account of the history of the Mauryas with a special emphasis on the reign and activities of Asoka. It examines the sources, socio-economic conditions, adminis…
First published by the Clarendon Press in 1961, this authoritative work is based largely on the edicts of Asoka, whose policies are analysed against the background of Mauryan civilization during th…