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- Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan dynasty.
- He was a grandson of the founder Chandragupta and son of the second emperor, Bindusara.
- He used titles like Priyadasi and Devanampriya in his edicts to describe himself.
- The emblem of India is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka.
- He killed his ninety-nine brothers to ascend the throne.
- He fought the great war of Kalinga to annex Orissa.
- The bloodshedded war of Kalinga totally changed his way of thinking.
- He adopted Buddhism for the rest of his life and never fought any war again.
- The Mauryan empire reached its zenith at the time of Ashoka.
- He is remembered as a great king in Indian ancient history.
