- There is little information regarding the early life of Asoka. He acted as Governor of Ujjain and also suppressed a revolt in Taxila during his father Bindusara’s reign
- There was a struggle for the throne after Bindusara’s death. The Ceylonese Chronicles, Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa state that Asoka captured power after killing his ninety nine brothers including his elder brother Susima
- But according to Taranatha of Tibet, Asoka killed only six of his brothers
- The most important event of Asoka’s reign- victorious war with Kalinga in 261 BCE- effects of the war were described by Asoka himself in the Rock Edict XIII
- Effect of the Kalinga war- Asoka embraced Buddhism under the influence of Buddhist monk, Upagupta
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