http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/ashoka-the-great Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 01 May 2026 21:11:44 -0400 Fri, 01 May 2026 21:11:44 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/55/impressions-of-ashoka-in-ancient-india By Patrick M. Hutchison - In the latter part of the third century B.C. India was rapidly changing. The Mauryan dynasty was expanding across the sub-continent of India and the line of kings which had begun with Chandragupta had lost another of its sons, Bindusara. Bindusara's son Ashoka was the next of the Mauryan kings. The small amount of land left to conquer, Kalinga, was soon taken by Ashoka and with it, the entire Indian sub-continent was made a part of the Mauryan dynasty. Ashoka had finished what Chandragupta had started so many decades earlier. The conquest of the Mauryans had reached its natural climax and Ashoka... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:28 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/55/impressions-of-ashoka-in-ancient-india