The Life and Achievements of Ashoka
"Amidst the tens and thousands of names of monarchs that crowd the columns of history, their majesty's graciousness, and serenities and royal highness and the like, the name of Asoka shines alone almost as a star”-H.G. Wells. Devanampriya Priyadarsi Asoka ascended the throne of Magadha in 273 B.C. He was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya and son of Bindusara. [...]