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    Question

    Asoka was known as 'Asoka the Great'

    because
    A he was a great conqueror Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B he patronized Buddhism Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C he attempted to abolish war Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Ashoka the Great (268-232 BCE) was the third king of the Mauryan Empire (322- 185 BCE) best known for his renunciation of war, development of the concept of Dhamma (pious social conduct), and promotion of Buddhism as well as his effective reign of a nearly pan-Indian political entity. 

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