Have you ever heard of the ancient ruler that unified most of modern-day India? In 268 B.C.E Asoka first took leadership of the Mauryan Empire. Not too long after that, Asoka invaded Kalinga in 261 BCE. 200,000 Kalingans died as a result of his conquest. Events throughout Asoka's life portrayed him as a villain.
Ashoka Around 2,000 years ago the people of India regained self-rule. The people of India like all countries, wanted their own design on their flag. They picked the Ashoka Chakra (BGE).
In 1947, Indians chose the symbol of the Ashoka Chakra to represent their flag and their country. Their intentions were to honor a great ruler named Ashoka. 2,000 years ago, he ruled the Mauryan empire. His rule caused a boost in religion and established reforms.
1 People have been arguing that Ashoka, a Buddhist was a Ruthless leader or Enlightened ruler. I will be proving you that Ashoka was a Enlightened ruler by rejecting violence, better government, and making strict laws and it made others happy. 2 To start off, Ashoka was enlightened because he rejected violence after conquering Kalinga. “He felt a great crisis and stirring remorse”.
With Ashoka taking all these people it helped remove problems with other empires
Genghis Khan has been accused of multiple crimes over the years, many of which forever affect civilization as we know it. These charges include hatred for eurasian societies and ineffective organization and administration of conquered territories. While accusations such as slaughter of innocents stand true, the two accusations mentioned earlier are false beyond a shadow of a doubt when factual evidence is brought up. “Taking Control” by Timothy May highlights how Mongolian civilization relied heavily on effectively organizing and managing conquered territories. Mongols never denied the fact that their civilization was small compared to others before the invasions that were conquered by the Mongols under Genghis Khan.
Chandra Gupta ruled with fear he expanded his
The Gupta Empire–an ancient Indian empire–was founded in 320 CE, it survived until 550 CE. The Gupta Empire was made up of most of north and central India, and Bangladesh. It was known to be one of the most peaceful and wealthy civilizations of its time. The Mauryan Empire expired in 185 B.C.E due to the assassination of their king. For the next 50 decades, a large number of states were at constant war in India.
Verdict of the Trial of Genghis Khan. After the trial had taken place, I decided that Genghis Khan and the Mongols were uncivilized. During the time of the trial I learned much more of the brutality that had taken place during his reign. The barbaric attitudes and actions of himself and his followers is what led to him being found guilty of being uncivilized.
In addition, Ashoka used different antics to implement religion in his empire, which allowed his people to have religious freedom. (Doc 3) This approach kept Ashoka’s empire (the Mauryan) happy and led to lots of cultural diversity in south Asia. Ashoka’s policy is reflected when cultures like Buddhism spread to other parts of Asia, as seen on the map in document 8. Cultures expand because religious authority is significant to empires and keeps them united.
The Marāthās, in particular, became so enraged that they eventually gained their independence from the Mughals and established their own empire,” (Gale). The departure of the Marāthās proves the lack of religious tolerance the Mughals had at times. The Marāthās were so enraged at the lack of acceptance that they left the empire rendering it smaller and weaker. This is just one example of the Mughals not only only neglecting to practice religious tolerance, but how refusing to accept all people for their beliefs backfired in the empire’s overall growth and unity.
Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928 in the city called Sighet in Transylvania, which is presently a part of Romania. He had three sisters, two older and one younger, and a father and mother. His two older sisters are Hilda and Beatrice, and his younger is Tzipora. Elie and his family were very religious jews. Their life was busy with their jewish studies and owning a shop that provides for their needs.
Han China and Mauryan India had many similarities. They were both bureaucracies, they both had emperors, and both empires established their laws on religious belief. They also had a lot of contrasting ideas for positioning their people, and they had contrasting ideas for their different religious standpoints. One empire put more weight on logic, and the other more on religion.
The Gupta Empire The Gupta empire came into power in 320 CE when India was numerous fragmented kingdoms. The first ruler, King Srigupta I (r. 270-290 CE), was able to unify these kingdoms and established a petty state. During this time period, the government began restoring respect for Brahmanism, an earlier version of Hinduism, through building temples. Concurrently, he was religiously tolerant and allowed Buddhism to spread.
The Gupta empire was destroyed in 400 AD by a group named the huns. The most famous Gupta ruler out of all the Gupta rulers in history was Chandragupta ||. Great universities were established by Gupta rulers in Northern India. Gupta rulers north of India had a huge gain of control on local kingdoms. Second, Hindu Kingdoms had to wait later on
