HINDSTOIC | PHILOSOPHY | PSYCHOLOGY |STOICISM on Instagram: "Ashoka the Great (304–232 BCE) — Emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty. He ruled almost the entire Indian subcontinent — from modern-day Afghanistan to Bangladesh. Known as the “Lion of Magadha,” he began as one of the fiercest conquerors in history, but after the brutal Kalinga War, he embraced Buddhism and became a symbol of peace and moral governance. His emblem, the Ashoka Stambha, still stands as India’s national symbol. . . --- . . HIST