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He was the emperor for 297-273
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stops reigning in 232
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He kills many of his siblings to come into power after his father dies. He starts reigning in 270.
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He feels guilty over what he did (conquering Kalinga) and becomes anti-violent. He sets out on spreading Buddhism.
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He was married to the princess and gained power this way.
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the "golden age" of India
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The greatest writer ever in the Sanskrit language. (Around 380-413, dates are uncertain)
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the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, the Periyas
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chess was invented
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It's over 20 ft high, made of raw iron, over 1600 years old, and still hasn't corroded.
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Got close to the approximation of pi and its irrationality of it, established early ideas of trigonometry, the rotation of the earth, and had an early concept of gravity.