Asoka (Indian culture, period, style)

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Style and culture of architecture and art created during the forty-year reign of Ashoka, the third Maurya emperor (died 232 BCE) who ruled over all of India; noted as an enlightened ruler who advanced a new, sophisticated style, strongly influenced by Achaemenid sculpture.
Asoka
Accepted term: 10-Feb-2025