Ashoka the Emperor who gave up War - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
Points To Remember:
Ashoka the great was the ruler of Mauryan dynasty which was founded by Chandragupta Maurya.
Mauryan empire was divided into five provinces- Uttarapath, Dakshinapath, Avantirashtra, Prachyapatha, Magadha. Its capital city was patliputra.
The main source of revenue in Mauryan administration was taxes and tributes, government used to look after the maintenance for better revenues and transport
Inscriptions were written in different languages according to the area like Aramaic in North west, prakrit in North and central India and Brahmi in South India.
Ashoka contributed to the art and architecture to a great extent. He built stupas at Sanchi, Bharhut, Sarnath, Deor, Kothar, Butkara etc. He also contributed to the Mahabodhi temple, Nalanda university etc.
Ashoka was horrified with the violence and bloodshed held in Kalinga war thus he finally decided to give up wars
Ashoka's Dhamma is an accumulation of good teachings of different religion
Ashoka did a lot of work for public welfare like dug wells, made rest houses etc. He made provisions for medical facilities and strictly prohibited animal sacrifice
