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Ashoka.

An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.

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name/əˈʃoʊkə/General-American/əˈʃəʊkə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.

    historical
  2. The charioteer of Bhima in the epic Mahabharata.

    Hinduism
Where this word comes from

From Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashok and Asoka.

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