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Date 185 BCE - c. 321

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Ashoka: empire c. 250 bce
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Pakistan
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Gandhara
Gandhara
historical region, Pakistan

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Pillar commemorating Ashoka at Vaishali
Ashoka
emperor of India
Chandragupta
Chandragupta
emperor of India
Chandra Gupta I
king of India
Chanakya
Indian statesman and philosopher
Bindusara
Mauryan emperor