Question

Who among the following rulers inscribed his messages to his subjects and officials on stone surfaces?
1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Ashoka
3. Bindusara
4. Chandragupta I

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Ashoka

The correct answer is Ashoka.

• Ashoka was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty.
• Ashoka was also known as Devanam Priyadasi.
• Ashoka invaded Kalinga in 261 B.C, In Kalinga War.
• He inscribed his messages to his subjects and officials on stone surfaces.
• Ashoka was the first king in Indian history who has left his records engraved on stones.
• Many edicts were built by Ashoka throughout India, including in modern-day Nepal and Pakistan.
• Pataliputra (Patna) was his capital, and Taxila and Ujjain were his regional capitals.
• Ashoka personally led the battle against the Kalingas in 265 BC, and he was successful in defeating the Kalingas.
  • He was so shocked by the horrors of war that he determined to abstain from violence for the rest of his life and devote himself to Buddhism.
  • Ashoka converted to Buddhism around 263 BC. 
  • A Buddhist monk named Moggaliputta Tissa became his mentor.
  • In 250 BC, under the chair of Moggaliputta Tissa, Ashoka convened the third Buddhist Council at Pataliputra.

• Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India who ruled between 321–297 BCE.
• Bindusara was the second Mauryan emperor of India who ruled between 297- 273 BCE.
• Chandragupta I was the first emperor of the Gupta dynasty.