Who is your fav. ruler (pre 1947 era)

[Punjabee_in_USA]

@Iconoclast

Hmm…
Punjabee and neovasant
So the basis of likeness is how much a land a ruler commanded or how much conquests he made!
And people blame muslims for glorifying conquerers!

Selective reading at its best

Read again…

He embraced Buddhism from the prevalent Vedic tradition **after witnessing the mass deaths **of the war of Kalinga, which he himself had waged out of a desire for conquest. He was later dedicated to the propagation of Buddhism across Asia and established monuments marking several significant sites in the life of Gautama Buddha.

Ashoka in human history is often referred to as the emperor of all ages. Ashoka was a devotee of ahimsa](Ahimsa - Wikipedia) (**nonviolence](Nonviolence - Wikipedia)), love](Love - Wikipedia), **truth](Truth - Wikipedia), tolerance](Tolerance - Wikipedia) and vegetarianism](Vegetarianism - Wikipedia). Ashoka is remembered in history as a philanthropic](Philanthropy - Wikipedia) administrator.