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Ashoka
The Search for India's Lost Emperor
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Ashoka
Thrilling new biography about the first man to rule all of the Indian subcontinent, from one of the great chroniclers of India.
Thrilling new biography about the first man to rule all of the Indian subcontinent, from one of the great chroniclers of India.
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Ashoka Maurya, India's lost emperor, holds a unique place in history. In his pursuit to govern India by moral force alone, he transformed Buddhism from a minor sect into a world religion and established a new standard for governance. However, Ashoka's bold experiment ended in tragedy, and he was forgotten for almost two thousand years.
In this beautifully written, multi-layered journey, Charles Allen describes how fragments of the Ashokan story were gradually discovered and pieced together by a variety of British Orientalists, including antiquarians, archaeologists, and epigraphists. Through their efforts, much of India's ancient history was recovered.
The Lost Emperor recounts the story of the man who was arguably the greatest ruler India has ever known.
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ISBN: 9780349122380
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 January 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Abacus
Illustration: Integrated: 30, int b/w photos
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 31.0mm
Width: 200.0mm
Height: 131.0mm
Weight: 332g
Pages: 480
About the Author
Charles Allen is the author of a number of bestselling books about Indian and the colonial experience elsewhere. A traveller, historian and master storyteller he is one of the great chroniclers of India.
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