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He would become the third emperor of the Indian Mauryan empire It was one of the larges in the world and important to the Buddhists.
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Asoka got married to Maharani Devi and she died in 242 BC. Sadly Devi was not his only queen. He got married to two other females. There names were Rani Padmavati and Kaurwaki.
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He became a model of kingship in the Buddhist tradition.
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He died at the age of 72. Ashoka died because his queens became really jealous witch induced his death.
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Asoka caused a war with a state named Kalanga. Asoka's grandfather attempted to cause the war but did not secede. The war was called the most bloodiest and brutal war ever.
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Asoka introduces the Sthaviravada school to Buddhist missionaries. Only Buddhist people could attend to this school. In Sri Lanka.