Meaning of Ashoka | Babel Free

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1. A tree of species Saraca asoca, native to South Asia and western Myanmar.
2. An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.
   historical
3. A tree of species Saraca indica, native to Southeast Asia and eastern Myanmar.
4. The charioteer of Bhima in the epic Mahabharata.
   Hinduism

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“The defeat⟳ inflicted by Ashoka must have⟳ brought about depression and retarded the growth for some centuries.”

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