Person · 3457–3529 AM · 304 BCE — 232 BCE
Ashoka अशोक
Mauryan emperor: adopted Buddhism and carved his edicts in rock
He has no direct connection with Jewish history; he stands here as a measure of what was happening in the world during the Second Temple and the first pairs of sages. His birth year is approximate; the reign is held in place by Greek synchronisms—his edicts name by name the Hellenistic kings to whom he sent envoys.
Sources
Scholarship
- Britannica, “Ashoka”; the rock edicts — the reign and the synchronisms with the Hellenistic kings
Basis: documents and evidence.