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304 BCE
Ashoka the Great is born
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268 BCE
Ashoka the Great takes the throne
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Period: 268 BCE to 261 BCE
Ashoka's rule of tyranny
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261 BCE
The battle of Kalinga takes place and Ashoka the Great fully excepts Buddhism
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Period: 261 BCE to 232 BCE
Ashoka's rule of peace
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232 BCE
Ashoka the Great dies