Jawaharlal Nehru, while adopting the cakra for the Indian national flag, famously described Asoka’s reign as an ‘international period’ in Indian history. This book studies the diverse legacies of Asoka’s rule in India and the world. Written in light of advances made in archaeology, epigraphy, and numismatics in the past half century, these essays are linked by three underlying themes.
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