Ashoka the Great - Rise of the Mauryan Empire Documentary

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The Third Century BC was a notoriously violent time, filled with titanic clashes and amazing personalities. Alexander’s conquests gave way to a period of constant warfare amongst his Seleucid, Ptolemaic and Antigonid successors, while the rising Roman juggernaut began a series of conquests to unite the Italian Peninsula, and fought its Carthaginian Rival, paving the way for future dominance. India during this period was also experiencing revolutionary change, which culminated in the rise of the Mauryan Empire and the reign of Ashoka the Great.
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[@davidyun7879]

'Should one blame other religion, or over glorify one's own religion, they are instead doing harm to it'. This is the best quote I've heard and it's something that so resonates in today's world. Clearly Ashoka was thousands of years ahead of his time.

[@psaiprateek1417]

Now people are ignorant and fall for propaganda spread by media

[@LucasKsh]

@Gray Kin christianity and islam are religions as belief is involved,indian origin so called religions are not religions they are experiences.there was nothing called as religion in those times there is translation defect.

[@bingyifg]

@SS this is not true for muhammad specifically i misconception is that muhammad was very cruel / prosecuted other religions. as a matter in fact it is stated in both history and the quran that Mohammad respected all religions though he might not agree with some he never prosecuted any religion as a matter in fact most of the initial converts do so willingly and it was muslims who were prosecuted in the arabian tribes. it is only after the death of muhammad that the new rulers of arab and leaders of islam started doing those and yet the modern radicalist muslims only exist relatively recently while. in most of history muslims was more religiously tolerant than other abrhamic religions.

[@100rav_S1ngh]

@SS exactly... Those who know hindi listen to Pushpendra kulshresta

[@sottiki]

@Gray Kin Ashoka did not learn about the Abrahamic religions because two of those came after him. If he had known them, he would not have said that. Only the Cs and Ms want to make everyone C and M.

[@heavenwatcher100]

Very informative video. That quote from Ashoka, "The finest conquest is the conquest of right, and not might" really summarized what he had achieved in the latter half of his life.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@piyushpandey5978]

"No points in winning the world if you can't rule it."

[@seventhuser904]

@@KingsandGenerals You missed a very IMPORTANT part which explains how Ashoka's thinking changed towards WAR. After Magadh army defeated the Army of Kalinga, the Kalingan Women came out to defend the Kingdom and stood there in front on Ashoka's Army. The Women at the front, Wife of the King who lost, told Ashoka how much insanity and brutality he did in that War. The Queen was good with words. Then after so much of Eye Opening facts she told to Ashoka, he felt guilty and remorsed. I don't understand why this is not told much as this was the Point that Changed Ashoka.

[@viesturssilins858]

It is interesting how those that gain power by might and voilence suddenly become critical of voilent uprisings and subversion of status quo (a.k.a. "right").

[@viesturssilins858]

@@Arkantos117 I agree. Calling it a different name won't change what we count the years from. And it just sounds worse/is less visually distinctive for no gain. And I am an atheist! But I have nothing against harmless historical traditions.

[@SonicPhonic]

I first heard of Ashoka at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg. .A history of human rights monument there claims Ashoka was one of the first world leaders to start a health care program for those he ruled over.

[@pranayghosh4413]

He also made health care centres for injured animals too!

[@johnchan8552]

@@pranayghosh4413namo amitabha🙏☸️

[@demonspriest1973]

He also built free shelters and wells for commoners in every village.

[@TheGerogero]

Didn't make the seas into lemonade though, so.

[@contactpjoshi123]

Well, he might be but it's his grandfather who had already started something of that sort. Was Ashoka the greatest Maurya or was it his grandfather, can be debatable. Greek Megasthanes, ambassador of Selucas, in his book Indica depicts an India from Chandragupta's so morally higher than just anywhere in the world at that time. Mauryan India was an unbelievably morally superior society for its time. Maybe more or less it was the case in Ancient India everywhere, it just became better during Mauryas.

[@parvezhussain691]

Man amongst men, indeed. What strikes me most is his compassion for his subjects and striving for a multi religious co-existence, respect and unity.

[@eggudon339]

I have a respect to Ashoka the Great. He literally ruled his country with compassion and love. He really deserves name “the Great” A huge respect from Buddhism country Japan 🇯🇵♥️🇮🇳

[@vidyamorey6615]

respect from India too I'm a Buddhist too

[@warpdrive9229]

4/7 gods of fourtune in Shintoism are Hindu gods. Indo-Japan ties date back even before Buddhism.

[@warpdrive9229]

@@rajendrapoojary8327 Buddh Purnima is celebrated throughout India. We have carnivals and stalls. All Hindus worship Buddha just like Ram, Krishna or Guru Nanak or Mahavir. All are sons of India. Infact today is Buddh Purnima!

[@roguecreed5279]

Warp Drive How can you worship Buddha and Guru Nanak they were both human, they weren’t gods. Even Buddhists and Sikhs respectively don’t worship them.🤔

[@hariharan_kalarikkal_ramak9319]

Arigato onegaishimasu,🥰

[@Eureka7n]

India was our teacher in both culture and religion during King Ashoka's period. Love him from China

[@sayakchoudhury9711]

How are you getting youtube in China? Isn't it banned? VPN?

[@miyamotomusashi3679]

India is generally personified as a female, so it'd be "her"

[@mrudul4150]

@@sayakchoudhury9711 he may be from Hong Kong , u tube is not banned there

[@ShahanshahShahin]

@@mrudul4150 he maybe using VPN.

[@AdityaKashi]

@@miyamotomusashi3679 Maybe he/she is talking about Ashoka.

[@ranibhatia748]

Here I'm at Patliputra or Magadh(Patna) 🇮🇳 capital of mauryan empire 🙏 huge respect to Ashoka the great. Here remains of his palace, and the birth of Jainism and Buddhism makes us feel proud

[@animesh7296]

Ashoka was already a Buddhist, 4 years prior to this Kalinga War. Even in the edit he has said that he will do the same, if Kalinga people misbehave. Clearly, he was not that remorseful, like the Britishers have tried to portray him. Plus he persecuted Jains and Ajivikas monk during his reign, so much so, that Ajivikas are extinct.

[@himanshugambhir7665]

Tragic how rulers (netas) today have ruined everything and made Patna/Bihar a place to be dreaded..

[@kriketprayme]

​@@himanshugambhir7665 true. Bihar is absolutely nothing like its glorious past anymore.

[@tiger3091]

​@@animesh7296I was searching for this comment😂...heard Sanjeev Sanyal, Anand Ranganathan say it..

[@animesh7296]

@@tiger3091 book Ashoka and his addict on archive page 85.

[@aikekhaung]

As a Buddhist, I am really thank to King Asoka cause of him Buddhism was spreading around the world.

[@ram.ram.saryane8121]

buddhism is copy of hinduism with some restrictions

[@jkid4855]

Indians hate you for loving their Buddhist king 😂

[@ram.ram.saryane8121]

@@jkid4855 who told hindu and buddhist is one only ashoka was hindu and then buddhist

[@renan3625]

@@ram.ram.saryane8121 os hinduístas e budistas precisam se unir, a verdadeira ameaça é a colonização das religiões abraamicas, está é a verdadeira ameaça

[@diwakarundercover5443]

@@ram.ram.saryane8121 it's sanaatan dharm=Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikh. 🚩🚩🚩

[@user-gt8bl9wx5d]

Ashoka is one of my favorite monarch in the history. greeting from China

[@melodicnostalgic3823]

Thanks, I love Chinese Civilization. Would love to learn about the 3 Kingdoms Era.

[@Proger-sj8cj]

*I wish the West and East would work together, but elites love to divide and kill* HUMANS MUST COLONIZE THE UNIVERSE

[@simpleman6352]

Hello chinese brother journey to the west is also very famous among teens here.

[@user-gt8bl9wx5d]

Itachi Uchiha that is the journey to India

[@gotdatabase6955]

Chinese don't use youtube ,I heard?😎

[@sampunay8363]

When I was in High School, I had studied this great empire of Mauryan. What a great Empire! Love you Ashoka, from the Southern Philippines, Sulu.

[@hellocreep8986]

❣️

[@skullshotskullshot8572]

Stupid ashoka was cult he was bhuddist he killed many hindu jains and spread bhuddism

[@skullshotskullshot8572]

@Nish 23 yes he born hindu but after converted bhuddism he killed many people , he adopted bhuddism before kalinga war even bhuddha text mention that

[@dontwastetimeyouarelosingr8172]

In India we need to study this in class 6

[@nihalboruah4808]

U must be aware of chukapha

[@adamrodriguez631]

Maurya Dynasty and Gupta Dynasty were two of the most powerful dynasties of Asia with a huge empire under their control.

[@wayne2929]

They were the richest I think, I heard that gupta dynasty alone contributed 33% of the world GDP, which is too much, I think that's the reason why India was called golden bird

[@abhikdey2284]

@@wayne2929 yes it held that regime until 11th century ad but then came the looters

[@pboy6670]

Have you heard about the Mongol empire?

[@kamakoduram7552]

you think chola dynasty is a joke or something ?

[@Worldcitizen7777]

​@@pboy6670yes but still Gupta Muryan are better

[@neetlikitkhom266]

Thank you Lord Ashoka the Great 🥺🙏🇹🇭

[@r.d.x7403]

Rare is a person who can wage war. Even rare is the person who make an empire. Rarest is the person who would confess his crimes and renounce war. Ashok is the 235 in Uranium.

[@D_10S]

What was the context of last line? The 235 of U, the most important isotope of Uranium compared ........ To what qualities of Ashoka the great?

[@alexaharris1646]

@@D_10S He probably just wanted to say "he's da bomb"

[@D_10S]

@@alexaharris1646 lmao ... Might be true tho! 😂

[@imac786]

> lol. not sure U235 comparison is apt

[@sharathnanjangud]

@@imac786 Its might mean after the blast comes the peace.

[@rankingresearchdata]

No society can prosper if it aims at making things easier-instead it should aim at making people stronger. - Asoka the great

[@Midnight_Metro]

*The Industrial Revolution has entered the chat.*

[@vinayronanki8665]

@@lordx4641 not really,we are turning this planet into a grave yard for life including ours(RIP.... industrial revolution 🙏🙏)

[@-ol-9242]

@@rankingresearchdata Ashoka the great

[@laudeinvicta7113]

@@NitzVision yes it did but right now the people are in danger because of their own doing such as rich companies manipulating the society to earn more money

[@Tarik360]

Wow, he said that 2000 years before Kennedy said “Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.”

[@zerefdragneel2445]

Dude I love how you Narrated the whole Mauryan History it brings so much peace to my heart at the end becoz "Ashoka The Great" is my favourite ruler in the all Indian History ❤️👑

[@ADITYAKUMAR-mb5ht]

There are many other kings in India who was directly or indirectly following the philosophy of Ashoka but as those king's were not as powerful as Ashoka, people just don't know about them

[@vickysingson3802]

@☞ོ☜ོ 66 years ago not necessary

[@animesh7296]

Ashoka was already a Buddhist, 4 years prior to this Kalinga War. Even in the edit he has said that he will do the same, if Kalinga people misbehave. Clearly, he was not that remorseful, like the Britishers have tried to portray him. Plus he persecuted Jains and Ajivikas monk during his reign, so much so, that Ajivikas are extinct.

[@yashwardhantubid2581]

Chatrapati shivaji maharaj and samrat Ashoka both are great ruler and pride of india 🔥🔥🔥 Jai Hind 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@dumindugunathilake1774]

"The finest conquest is the conquest of right, and not might" - Great Ashoka And Here in island Sri Lanka, still we protect and foster Buddhist teachings due to this Great Ashoka s move...

[@vidyamorey6615]

That's great I'm also a Buddhist

[@rasayathilakarathne]

chatur rames Yes and they both had achieved the supreme bliss of Nirvana even before arriving in Sri Lanka. And Mihindu Maha Rathana Wahanse who was the son of Ashoka spread the teachings of Buddha 🙏😇

[@starrynight43451]

@DatNiggaDaz Kurupt you seem to have a lot of fascination with other ppl's private parts. Is it because you worship one? the linga?

[@streb6]

@DatNiggaDaz Kurupt one who is uncivilised, unsophisticated suffers beyond poverty of thoughts but vulgarity that contaminates the whole society around 👈

[@user-jw8yk9ki1r]

Zceve40 hah weak coward sinahlese

[@biston1503]

So in a nutshell you are saying that there was a ruler who actually deserves the title of "The Great".

[@puneetmishra4726]

This man was a living movie. His two names summarise his whole life *Chandashoka* Ashoka the brute *Dhammashoka* Ashoka the righteous

[@Ak-yg7mi]

he was the worst, hr alone didn't make empire, it took generations and to satisfy his moral ego he ruined an empire. Weaken India was invaded by foreign powers and millions died people suffered. Non violence, Buddhism is good to hear, uou need men with arms to keep people safe.

[@dhruv.g]

@Anand Sharma bruh Ashoka didn't convert to bhudism you can't even find the truth though he followed their teaching that also not clear why he did that

[@human3213]

Voice of dissent Lol bitch please He was far more unique He Was the only ever ruler to promote peace

[@shantanupratapsingh7807]

The reason why Ashoka is called great is because of his victory over himself. Just Imagine someone who has the confidence and pride of being undefeated, at that status it hard to be influenced by something and accepting that what you did was wrong can only be the nature of a great man.

[@orcguy51]

As a Buddhist convert from Christianity, I find the contrast between the commonly acknowledged great kings of Christianity and Ashoka to be very telling of how well each group applies their respective teachings.

[@XTREMEPhobic]

what is the religion of king Alexander?

[@Historyteller346]

​@@XTREMEPhobicGreek gods

[@ajaysabarish9645]

Another fact, apart from banning royal hunting, he also introduced veterinary clinics for animals, the Mauryan Empire under Ashoka has been described as "one of the very few instances in world history of a government treating its animals as citizens who are as deserving of its protection as the human residents"

[@makinapacal]

Ashoka is frankly incredible. I remember reading when I was teenager a translation of one of Ashoka's rock edicts. The one where he talks about the conquest of Kalinga and I was shocked!! Here was a King and conqueror who in a public monument openly saying "I was a super douchebag!", "I committed horrible crimes", "I regret making conquests", "I regret the acts associated with such things"!! Such statements, especially in public, are very, very rare by politicians and conquerors. Generally what we get are celebrations of conquest and the violence associated with it.Well I was completely aghast, and was more so when I found out Ashoka's background of violence and usurpation. Sadly there are many conquerors like Alexander the Great in human history but very few figures like Ashoka.

[@Varun-uv4li]

you know there is very big difference in thinking of all early hindu rulers and all other rulers. Whenever they win against any king they never raped women or killed inoccent children they follow dharma rule.

[@Aester]

@@Varun-uv4li I guess like the chivalry of the knights or bushido of the samurai, they were bounded by certain moral code of war.

[@manuga2001]

@@Aester yeah there are certain dharmic principals that must be followed. Like telling your enemy where the war will take place and when.

[@lonewolf4752]

@@dawnfm00 Ashoka was a hindu ruler.. He converted to buddhism..

[@shudhirkumar3649]

@@lonewolf4752 no bro ur worng he converted in buddhism after kalinga war

[@guyo]

Truly, a person who deserves the name "the Great" in his name.

[@satyam1543]

maharajadiraaj vikramaditya was 100 times greater than ashoka but still no one knows him

[@dheerajtiwari7534]

@@satyam1543 man i know vikramaditya was great but samrat ashoka sahab was at next level.

[@dhrk0578]

@F U B It is just a myth that he killed his 99 brothers, there's no clear evidence to support it. I'm not saying that he didn't do bad things but the fact that he changed make him great. At that time period people one were doing more horrifying things than him. It was a brutal time period.

[@anmol7060]

@F U B did you even watch the video ? It's not about what he did before the Kalinga war but how much he changed afterwards which lead to relatively peaceful life and his teachings inspired a lot of people hundreds of years after his death

[@anmol7060]

@F U B I never said that his past sins have been washed away . What I'm saying is that the things he did afterwards did inspire people for centuries .

[@olliegueret2963]

What a LEGEND!!!

[@anitathakur9340]

Uh not so much

[@vaibhavtech5110]

One of the greatest king in history of India

[@prasanth2601]

@@anitathakur9340 How?

[@randomguyontheinternet8345]

This is the first time I’ve heard of a ruler who genuinely felt bad about winning a battle. And the story was surprising. At least compared to other rulers he didn’t seem that bad but at least tried. I’m sure ppl will disagree though. But any ruler is better than a Roman ruler.

[@animesh7296]

Ashoka was already a Buddhist, 4 years prior to this Kalinga War. Even in the edit he has said that he will do the same, if Kalinga people misbehave. Clearly, he was not that remorseful, like the Britishers have tried to portray him. Plus he persecuted Jains and Ajivikas monk during his reign, so much so, that Ajivikas are extinct.

[@progod7024]

@@animesh7296 don't spam this lie

[@harold206]

@@animesh7296 now I think you've got some misinformation and that doesn't mean you'll blast that garbage anywhere you want.

[@animesh7296]

@@harold206 read Ashoka and his edicts page no. 83.

[@gamini_p5766]

I am a Buddhist from Sri Lanka, what ever said in this Video it is true , still these places are their in a Town called Anuradhapura , where King Ashok son Mahinda came 2500 years before

[@vampire5131]

Mahendra*

[@Kamal-ju6qx]

@cukkoo cukkoo but they didn't force us or converted us by sword.they offered we accepted

[@Kamal-ju6qx]

@cukkoo cukkoo haha butthurt.why do you have any problem with us become buddhists.we are happy being buddhist.unlike in india we don't have to show cast to find jobs,marrying etc.

[@rachelperaud1945]

@cukkoo cukkoo how about europe before jesus christ?? What was their relegion before jc?? It is not brain wash? No body tell them to embrace christianity . But they have got it. Same as sri lankan embrace buddisme. I am sure you are a muslim person. That's why you talk about muslim invation. They always invaded other coutries.

[@ragingwarrior8098]

@cukkoo cukkoo Dude you are wrong everywhere. Our culture didn't get destroyed but got influenced more by Ashaka. Cause we even have older stone scriptures in our country which were even before the Great Ashoka's days. You know nothing bro. From Ashoka the great, we got the most valuable gift ever, the great teaching of Lord Buddha. Did you say if Muslims invaded us, we would have become Muslims? lmfao, yeah you may hope so... Dude, after the great Ashoka, we got invaded by many Indian Hindu Tamil Kings but none of them were succeeded with anything. Even the British arrived and tried to make our whole nation Christians, but they even failed to force our ancestors with guns but gave it up... You need to learn it before you worrying about our history more than us, lol.

[@aresyen5620]

I am from the city of Pataliputra and my mother works near BodhGaya, as a kid she used to frequently take me to "Bodhi tree", the site where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment, My interest in history and world view has greatly shaped by both "Lord Buddha" and "Ashoka". Thanks Kings and Generals for this video

[@aresyen5620]

@DiscordChaos yes

[@ayushranjandas7657]

@@pritsingh9766 ashoka bhi bihari ba 😂

[@sampadization]

@@ayushranjandas7657 oo bihari aur aaj ka bihari mein farak ba. oos samay bihari matlab parha likha and learned men. Aur aaj ka bihari tezz(sirf math mein) to hai lekin baaki angrezi aur social science gar bar ba.

[@satyamjha2064]

@@sampadization you are right. Lekin ye jo aap baar baar bhojpuri bol rhe ho, bhai Bihar mein sirf Bhojpuri hi nhi boli jaati hai aur naahi Bihar mein majority log Bhojpuri bolte hain. Bihar mein total 4 languages boli jaati hain.

[@aresyen5620]

@@satyamjha2064 Haha, True, I am from East of Son river, Proper Magadh region, I am not sure why people assume I speak Bhojpuri. We speak Magahi back there.

[@xavier6956]

16:26 You forgot the most important thing This pillar that is shown here is the Lion capital of Sarnath Of Ashoka, Which in national emblem of India as well you'll find the same wheel in India flag. I feel proud to have national emblem as old as 2250 years old.

[@user-ud1rh6cw2g]

Ashoka was called a "Chakrabarti" when he conquered the whole India. And he was called "Great" when he became a peaceful. After this, most of the Hindu kings never wanted to invade any other countries, they believed in peace. Therefore, with such great warriors, Hindus never crossed their borders.

[@user-ud1rh6cw2g]

@@jim_from_it3261 South Indians are exceptions (forgot to mention)

[@tmjbrockful]

i am a sri lankan and we always thankfull for emperor ashoka for his doings,# to our country.we mentionrd him even up to today with great pleasure.thank u for doing this video.

[@tmjbrockful]

@@ayushkumar-bg1xf spreadind buddhism

[@mountedczarina9205]

ellie,muffasa and others nothing

[@chengkuoklee5734]

@@tmjbrockful more than Buddhism. Economy, trading, culture & intellectual exchange

[@shaldar44]

I had been to Sarnath near Varanasi last year and was amazed how revered the place is by modern day Sri Lankans and their contributions to the place. Sarnath is also the place of the Ashoka pillar, the national emblem of India. Thank you Sri Lankans from the bottom of my heart.

[@debodatta7398]

My condolences to what your country is going through right now RIP

[@darkwolf64825]

I'm Sri Lankan and we studied about king Ashoka, this is Great video, so accurate information.

[@waipalisrevenge3707]

Ape sanskruthikata kiththu hinda

[@jithutube82]

History is never accurate. We just go by the evidences we have. Recent archaeological evidence suggests Ashoka might have converted to Buddhism even before the Kalinga war and that he may have continued with his barbarity long after this. Its an evolving field.

[@iZAnAmi99]

Your govt named one of your missiles ravana lol

[@pisslamicrapepublicofporki3947]

@@iZAnAmi99 because according to Purana Sri lank a is homeland of lankapati Ravana

[@bryanskscion2229]

He was a clever manipulator that's for sure expanding his Nation for treaties and manipulation and conversion to the faith without major bloody Conquest

[@donakalupahana1383]

We, Sri Lankans are ever grateful to the Great Asoka. A true friend of King Devanam Piya Thissa, then ruler of Sri Lanka. We are so grateful for Buddhism and giving us a branch of sacred Bodhi tree which we still worship, even today in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Three great men were born in India, who changed the world in a very positive way. 1. Lord Gautama Buddha 2. Asoka 3. Mahatma Ghandhi Can one imagine a better world without them ?

[@fast_and_the_curious_]

@British Raj Supporter then who??

[@ikman3410]

What is the meaning of Lord Buddha? Can anyone please answer.

[@chathuramahesh]

You can not say lord for ‘ The Buddha’ since Gautham Buddha was a true & historical figure who lived in modern day Nepal in the 6th century BC.

[@chathuramahesh]

Are you sure? Can you list M Gandhi down here with other two ? First do research about him & get better understanding of his character & nature.

[@spk4426]

The only emperor in the entire world who never hunt any animals and even made laws for the protection of wildlife. That's something called greatness and that's why he's called Ashoka, the great

[@unarinethambatshira9205]

I love ashoka and I'm Goin to give this name to my first son ❤❤❤more love from South Africa

[@vikrame4796]

Salute

[@manojv6802]

Salute to u brother _/\_

[@ASHOK898]

I am Ashok too

[@tfriend9133]

Ashoka means one who has no sorrow .....please teach your son to be like his name

[@cleopatrachakravartymaiti2869]

My bf's name is Ashok And my mother's brother name was also Ashok My bf suggested he will give our son name Ashok Jr I want to give my daughter name Cleopatra.. I love the name

[@juthindharauyanahewa1333]

I am from sri lanka.. sri lanka is buddhist country because of him.. 🙏❤

[@zxvats]

I am Indian buddhist. Love from India 😍

[@zxvats]

Jay Mangal Dhamma... Namo buddhay

[@wakakabravo7998]

the irony is that his empire dont reach sri lanka but his teaching do.

[@juthindharauyanahewa1333]

@@wakakabravo7998 because those days sri lankan king is thissa and ashoka they are friends.. they shared gift and lot of things each other..

[@juthindharauyanahewa1333]

@Aniruddha Das sorry dude.. i never here that history.. i think you are wrong.. because sinhala created 4 clan in ancient sri lanka..

[@Aniket_Pawar]

Not a single person fascinates and influences me more than Ashoka The Great....❤❤

[@azure_wings]

The only man in history who stop war after winning a war. The Ashoka Empire

[@sripathirao2494]

There ends the Indian empire and superiority. Outsiders occupied thereafter .Buddhists mains and Hindus became orphans in the successive rulers except in the period of shivaji and vijaynagar rulers.

[@deewesthill4705]

Ashoka's story reflects the old saying, "There is no saint like a reformed sinner".

[@fatpotato3512]

He's making himself great lol😂😂

[@vishuchauhan3519]

@@fatpotato3512And you are making yourself a fool lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏

[@karmaisntreal]

On my way to do some sins

[@animesh7296]

Ashoka was already a Buddhist, 4 years prior to this Kalinga War. Even in the edit he has said that he will do the same, if Kalinga people misbehave. Clearly, he was not that remorseful, like the Britishers have tried to portray him. Plus he persecuted Jains and Ajivikas monk during his reign, so much so, that Ajivikas are extinct.

[@akashpatro9393]

@@animesh7296 He was at the end of the day a king. He knew that keeping order and stability was important. So he took a very strict approach towards law breakers

[@SpeedDemon_Editzzz]

Damn the only western history channel to cover India Thanks man

[@SpeedDemon_Editzzz]

@большой половой член He is basically the founder of Maratha Empire much like asoka's grandfather is the he founder of Mauryan Empire. I am not a Marathi I am a Tamilan but you know it comes under Indian history. By the way who is the western guy ?

[@admiralrabbit5166]

@@SpeedDemon_Editzzz They mean western in that the channel is westernized.

[@Ptolemy336VV]

@@admiralrabbit5166 The western world abides by Archaeology, history, science. Often India and other regions are subject to anecdotes and subjectivity. Often romanticized stories often have no scientific evidence whatsoever. And thus it's far better to abide by these sciences and other clear proof which originate in the west but are nowadays global due to globalization. Again. This is entirely different from the sometimes also false inaccurate stories from the Western world in the 19th century. We today live in a very different world where everything is ruled by science and other western principles. Anything that is not provable nor any scientific or other evidence of remains a fantasy/opinion. For example much of India's own bronze age is all uncovered thanks to French and other western countries. In other words, Western civilization that helps uncover the past from various regions all over the world. From Greece and it's many incredible historic periods among it's bronze age and classical period, all the way to Afghanistan and other places where archaeologists and historians not only help to uncover, but also preserve, and build and fund museums for the next generations to come. Again. If there are clear eastern sources that can be applicable to a subject, then it's good to address it obviously.

[@SpeedDemon_Editzzz]

@Cegesh thanks man You just found me a new channel to learn and subscribe

[@Ptolemy336VV]

@@caomhan84 Yes. Exactly that. And I know this because I have been following archaeology websites for 10+ years now and history covering all regions of the world. It took me some time to unravel the history and social structures, religion of India, but I have also found that many of the Indians on the internet preaching everything is one big fat lie. I have since then addressed countless of Indians who are telling lies and asked them to support their opinionated claims. And 99% of all Indians never ever came with one. Only a rare 1 out of 100 is actually able to "discuss" and actually try to come with something. The other 99 was insults, and more lies. And in the meantime I had 1001 sources, facts, archaeology sites, sciences and other proof to prove them wrong. And still then they try to play the ostrich and try putting their heads in the sand like extreme ignorant people. Anyway. there are also more educated Indian people who can relate to this and agree to India's incredibly poor state of education among people. Most people don't know anything about their history, and more importantly about other peoples history. I have spend those 10 years among world's history because I fell in love with Greek history, and so to know where Greek history truly stands, I had to know the history of all other regions. And by then my respect for Greece's history has truly grown. It's for a reason why it's the most influential civilization in the world and the foundation of the western world which dominates 60% of the world today and to where it's principles and achievements are globalized. --------------------------------------------------------- 2). . I know exactly the story of the flying machines haha. They are the Vimana's, the so-called flying machines thousands of years ago. One of the greatest fabricated anecdotal fairy-tales coming from Indian soil. The modern-day extremely romanticized Vimana's storytelling are based on a 1930 Indian book written by a man thousands of years later, completely out of context and own interpretation. The Vimana's have never been mentioned in the earliest religious texts and when it was mentioned in later religious texts, the Vimana's where still a horse with a carriage on the ground. That's is something completely different from these "fllying buildings that could travel to the stars". A profound difference between fiction and true evidence/what has been found to date. 3). And an Indian NASA scientist even launched a petition where he states that the talk at the science congress is pseudo-science, which represents nothing but myths and lies, and demands that the talk is cancelled. “ Controversy The 102nd Indian Science Congress to be held at the Mumbai University in January 2015 is scheduled to have a session on "ancient sciences through Sanskrit" in which a presentation on Vaimānika Śāstra is included. It is slated to be delivered by Captain Anand J. Bodas, a pilot, and Ameya Jadhav, who holds in a M.A. in Sanskrit as well as an M.Tech. degree. Captain Bodas, speaking to the news media, has said that the aeroplanes of Vedic times could fly not only from country to country, but also "from planet to planet." "In those days, aeroplanes were huge in size, and could move left, right, as well as backwards, unlike modern planes which only fly forward," he added. Ram Prasad Gandhiraman, a NASA scientist, has launched an on-line petition demanding that the talk be cancelled as it represents pseudo-science.[10][11] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaim%C4%81nika_Sh%C4%81stra

[@user-uj2tk2tv3z]

So proud of my history and kings like these 😭😭🇮🇳🙏

[@supercoollooking]

Ashoka was born in pakistan he was pakistani lol

[@hitlersgran2376]

ashoka was buddhist

[@volt1360]

@@supercoollooking bruh

[@volt1360]

@@supercoollooking he was born in patliputra now bihar lol

[@G73Server]

@@supercoollooking dude, back then pakistan didnt exist. so he was neither indian nor pakistani.

[@talkingdrops]

Ashoka the mauryan empire ❤ we proud of him 🕉️☸️🇮🇳🗿

[@RAMS-pm7gu]

Modern India's National Emblem is Ashoka's Emblem(four lions), even indian national flag 🇮🇳has Ashoka Chakra (wheel) in the middle 🇮🇳

[@thenikhilway]

It is Pride of United Modern India❤️😭

[@thenikhilway]

Ashok chakra is very scientific... Chakra m lage sbhi stick Human kae alg alg emotion show krte h

[@jeevanwebdeveloper8050]

It's the DhammaWheel of Buddhism

[@thenikhilway]

@@jeevanwebdeveloper8050 yes every stick of Ashok Chakra Represent Every emotion of human.... You call it DhhamaChakra we call it Ashok Chakra

[@greatpeopleofhimachal5043]

@@jeevanwebdeveloper8050 Hinduism abd Buddhism teaching r same And. Urself understand Buddha was once a Hindu prince

[@susovanmishra7516]

Siddharth Gautam (Buddha): did you won the war? Ashoka: yes! Buddha: what did it cost? Ashoka: EVERYTHING

[@x_pogboy4305]

Thanos

[@debangan]

Best comment

[@chandrapiyushbajpai5300]

So Buddha died in 4th century BC and Ashoka was born in 3rd century BC so how is it possible Mr.

[@laxmichitfund7234]

@@chandrapiyushbajpai5300 are You Ok ?? 🙃🙃🙃

[@Kashafmomin]

Hahahaah

[@mav1788]

I can’t think of any other ruler who underwent this transformation. And the fact that the mighty empire never aggressed onto far distant lands and fell apart 50 years after the death of Asoka , establishes that he deserves the title “Great” more than anyone of his contemporaries , past or kings yet to come Samrat Asoka is the Asoka the Great not because he won over corpses and tears , rather due to the benovole and peace he bought to the country afterwards Great video, like always!

[@shall5819]

Respect king Ashoka .. But after accomplished the war .. Never regrets.. If ashoka never left throne.. Or never become bhuddhist .. Not a single king or general would dare to invade india .... Respect from Greece 🇬🇷

[@marshmellow1162]

Lol Rivers of blood was flowing in infront of Ashoka we can't even imagine how he felt it's Easy to start war but war never helped anyone it brings only destruction we had seen and still seeing the consequences of war people are dying bcoZ of the lack of food countries get bank Corrupted due to war inflation rises and etc 😏😏

[@ADITYAKUMAR-mb5ht]

That's not a complete truth ,power is not a thing which will always be with you,one day or later day it has to go away from you 😂.. like shifting of power from UK/France to Germany to Russia USA to china (in present time)but the things that didn't shift is your history 🔥🔥 And that's why Ashoka will remain great as king & human & somehow as saint while Alexander will be great as only King 🔥 This is the difference This is

[@nazmulhasankhan3393]

😍

[@ashishmaurya5017]

He never left throne and never renounced war .. he only renounced further conquer. Please see this video again or study history books.

[@lovemsoni1844]

ashoka didnt leave the throne but yes bec of him army got weak. He was like nehru of india(1st PM of india who always talked about peace even if china and pak occupy indian land) but his grandson samprati was also great do search him as he was last great ruler in mauryan dynastya fter ashoka

[@heathenfire]

I am a huge kings and generals fan from India. As soon as I saw this in my notification, I jumped in excitement!

[@hardiksrivastava3890]

Me too

[@Vlad---]

When will he make video on shivaji. It will be a dream come true

[@heathenfire]

@@Vlad--- tu Russi hai ya Marathi?

[@dipakkumarmandal7248]

I am also from India I would love series of Nadir Shah

[@dipakkumarmandal7248]

And of Maratha Empire

[@lasanresil22]

In Sri Lanka, we learned about him at school for History and Buddhism subjects. I knew he was a great king from those lessons, but this video brought tears to my eyes.

[@user-uj2tk2tv3z]

Love Sri Lanka

[@vksivaprakash]

Now I understand where that genocide and endless bloodshed comes from.

[@jinamarasinghe9380]

@@vksivaprakash I suggest you visit SL and learn true facts before spewing stupidity kid!

[@RubiKUBECuber]

Correction - being a history student, result of alexander vs porus is still debated bcoz acc. to some theories it was a false rumour about porus defeat that has been spread by alexander itself after returning to his empire and secondly it is believed that nanda dynasty power was such that alexnder couldn't even dare to enter eastern part. Thankyou. Source - Book Ancient India by Upinder singh

[@privilegedindiansrworsthum8408]

In india our politicians and historians are all superstitious brahminical ppl who don't teach us about Ashoka and buddhism

[@guacre2675]

It takes someone truly great to do something difficult, courageous, and heart wrenching: changing your mind for the better.

[@anandawijesinghe6298]

We Sri Lankans revere Emperor Ashoka the Great for gifting us the inestimable gem of Buddhism to believe in, and the shining example of a Dharmishta Rajaya to emulate in our own country! Despite repeated foreign invasions, Sri Lanka has survived for over 2,000 years as a single unitary nation because of the ethical, moral and logical strength of Buddhism that unified our people throughout our history! Futhermore, Sri Lanka has served as the primary center of Theravada Buddhism from which the faith was spread to South Asian nations by Sri Lankan Buddhist monks ! Indeed, we Sri Lankans have much to be grateful to this great and visionary king Dharma Ashoka of India! 🙏!❤!

[@tayfunyldrm845]

He is now my king.From Turkey.When i watched this video i a little cried

[@utkarshraj6978]

Ömer Öztürk why little cried

[@tayfunyldrm845]

@@utkarshraj6978 because i think about ashoka.He was great

[@utkarshraj6978]

Ömer Öztürk please tell me in this video you must have heard about Kalinga war and what happened there but still humans of today’s time are doing the same.Tell me war is good?

[@nishhnishh1088]

Real turk are not muslim. Real turks follow religions of tengrii and buddhism. The country of Genghis Khan Mongolia a buddhist country. Mongolians are cousins of Turks.

[@nirdoshvyakti8231]

@@nishhnishh1088 Tell him welcome for watching Indian history. You people always condemn religions. Someone is liking your history but you are not inspiring him.

[@loney403]

I was born and brought up in Bhubaneswar where the Kalinga war took place. Now there is a Buddhist pagoda near the war site known as "Dhauli Shanti Stupa" built by an Indo-Japanese collaboration group. Here also lie some rock edicts by King Ashoka which are still preserved. And there's a river which is named "Daya" which means compassion. Do visit if you ever come to Odisha (ancient Kalinga)

[@manh385]

Great info bro 👍

[@ankitshaw1388]

I visisted There this year but couldn't find the rock.

[@prathamsharma4889]

Bro Buddhist have become now hater Of hindus and murtipoojak also , this is not Buddhism at all 🙏

[@atulverma8831]

@@prathamsharma4889 because Buddhist believe in science but Hinduism on myth. This could only be reason

[@prathamsharma4889]

@@atulverma8831 I said , Buddhist are also murtipujak and this is not Buddhism .india's Buddhist are full with hate , this is not Buddha's technique .I will not say about hinduism , if you hate it then change your religion very simple 👍

[@dakotapeters5654]

Ashoka, the 🎉 prime example of leadership 👏 probably the best stand up character I've related to my entire life... hopefully the ancestors are with us and I can achieve something similar to what Ashoka has inspired 😂. The world will heal and all rulers will be like Ashoka. 👍 one day that is... ❤

[@nishantupadhyay01]

You have got a pious dream. May God support you!❤

[@user-rn8me2mp9q]

wow that Ashoka guy is such unusual person even by modern standarts. remorseful person is hard to find even nowdays

[@LocalHeretic-ck1kd]

Alexander is called Great because he wanted to conquer the world. He won many and conquered vast empires. Ashoka is called Great not because of his conquests but because of his rule. He ruled for decades and his rule was just, noble, wise and he truly cared about common people. He greatly improved lives of his subjects and managed to rule in peace. Thats why Ashoka is still remembered to this day.

[@akshayshetty973]

Actually he was forgotten and rediscovered after the industrial revolution

[@nitinkumar29]

@RAJU PEDDADA If you want to be famous in the history, become very evil or good man. Anything else will settle in the dust of time.

[@nitinkumar29]

@RAJU PEDDADA No, they are not based on perspective. Hitler was a evil man and he will be remembered for many centuries or maybe millennia, and Buddha is opposite of what Hitler was. There is no perspective here. People in grey area are remembered by their relatives, friends and families, or the lives of people they affected, not by majority of people.

[@yottabyte2065]

@amit singh thakur Right but westerners don't accept it.

[@lakshithalathpandura6264]

Though any other empire does not exist today, it can be considered the Ashoka Empire is still alive with the Buddhist countries like Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand and buddhist people of China since the great king "Dharamashoka" change his strategy of invasion by sword to spreading humanity and love. the great king "Dharamashoka" is a diamond in Sri Lankan Buddhist history who sent his son and daughter to Sri Lanka for spreading words of Buddha... We appreciate him for giving us the most peaceful philosophy in the world, called Buddhism

[@ashishshiwalkar.5015]

Ironically his name Ashok means The one who will never mourn.

[@gautam01m]

The root words are 'a' (non) 'shoka' (grief). Can be translated as one who conquered grief.

[@_ABDUL-RAHIM.]

@@gautam01m nice

[@sajibsjb]

@@gautam01m more plausible

[@mimin67]

Fascinating

[@feynstein1004]

@Gautam Mohan. Not exactly. The prefix 'a' simply means without. It has nothing to do with conquering. In this case, his name literally translates to one who is without grief. Just like Amar means one who is without death.

[@dropkick69able]

Thanks a bunch K&G. Wonderful stuff

[@GJM_US]

Amazing piece. Thank you. I was born in a moderately practicing Hindu family but have come to appreciate Buddhism and therefore leaned towards it. Ashoka's contribution to propagating Buddhism to far corners of the world, the way you narrated gave me goose bumps🙏🙏

[@devillonesome8648]

India has such rich history. May you Prosper and never forget your history.

[@popatmohabat7849]

devil lonesome Islam has devastated Indian culture

[@xeonquantum3966]

@@popatmohabat7849 it was Brahmin destroyed peaceful Indian. That's why Ashoka adopted Buddhism.

[@hakimsen7147]

If you call the living under the same place for 3000 years yeah rich history

[@pikpik6454]

@@popatmohabat7849 devil cast system not islam

[@exploringnaturalbeauty2102]

@@xeonquantum3966 chanakya was the brahmin who made Ashoka the king who is the founder of Maurya kingdom so improve your knowledge and remove hate

[@luciferfallenangel666]

Ashoka understood things before Alexander understood them on his death bed.

[@lakshithalathpandura6264]

Though any other empire does not exist today, it can be considered the Ashoka Empire is still alive with the Buddhist countries like Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand and buddhist people of China since the great king "Dharamashoka" change his strategy of invasion by sword to spreading humanity and love. the great king "Dharamashoka" is a diamond in Sri Lankan Buddhist history who sent his son and daughter to Sri Lanka for spreading words of Buddha... We appreciate him for giving us the most peaceful philosophy in the world, called Buddhism

[@Ab_someone]

This idiot was responsible for allowing the Islamic Invasions of Afghanistan

[@lorranlxcrrer1158]

@@Ab_someone lol you butthurt on other country that not yours? It's true that they were once hindu/Buddhist but they also was afgan tribes and not Indian race. Just used to be same religion but not same race.

[@MulaDaddy]

both killed a number of innocents, so no difference

[@robinswamidasan]

@@Ab_someone The Islamic invasions of Afghanistan took place over 900 years after the death of Ashoka.

[@stacey_1111rh]

What a unique and more positively minded leader to leave an impression on humanity. Great stuff. Your channel is binge worthy. Comment bombing for algorithm in your support. Keep up the great work✌🏼

[@marysylvie2012]

Very good presentation with all the moving illustrations. Thank you so much!

[@Kuhlfurst]

India's history is rich and fascinating. Great to see high quality videos about it!

[@karandullet380]

prashanth denso there was volince back then bro but it was minor one

[@dreas4010]

Pakistani civilization history is very rich too.

[@MultiDEVILMAYCRY123]

@@dreas4010 No such thing as pakistani civilization, they didnt exist.

[@dreas4010]

@@MultiDEVILMAYCRY123 In that case Indian civilization doesn't exist either. Both nations are just as old and both have an amazing history.

[@MultiDEVILMAYCRY123]

@@dreas4010 you are right, indian civilization also doesnt exist, however atleast people from different cultures in india still have their traditions, whereas pakistan has been so arabized and islamised that it even uses arab way of writing.

[@ReallyDazed]

Why is this the first time I've ever heard of Ashoka.... A remorseful emperor that preached peace and fiercely defended it.

[@redjohn3662]

By massacring his brothers and half of Kalinga kingdom ?? Great understanding.. he stopped killing bcoz he had literally nobody to kill

[@devillonesome8648]

@@redjohn3662 I thought Jane killed you stupid.

[@poulomi__hari]

Because western media is only obsessed about India's slum dwellers. They don't have any idea about India's glorious past.

[@poulomi__hari]

@@redjohn3662 FyI his brothers were going to kill his pregnant wife. Ever since Sushima heard of a prophecy that Ashoka's son Mahendra will conquer Lanka, he sent assasins to kill Devi during her pregnancy. Ashoka defended his wife. Justice was served. And Kalinga war was an ugly battle which Ashoka himself admits. He spent the remainder of his life repenting for it. And he has paid back for his sins greatly. There is nothing you can say that can falter his greatness now.

[@aniketshinde7225]

@@poulomi__hari those words fell on deaf ears.

[@AaronBiswas]

Ashoka made a great impact on indian culture which can still be seen in modern India's foreign policy of not attacking first and helping nations in need if asked for.

[@mindatrest6838]

True

[@georgiopasca2720]

It was India's culture before ashoka also

[@kevinlee6398]

the closing BGM is fitting nicely esp during H.G.wells quote. It gives me chill. Great vid

[@anzaca1]

Very intriguing video, on an area of the ancient world that doesn't get enough attention.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@8393Robertrex]

What you mean india? No it gets mentioned all the time. People just never stay and actually focus on india after the greek armies leave it. I love hearing about the kingdoms and empires that live at the edges of maps

[@suvamseal321]

That is so true...I find most people around the world unaware of ancient Indian history..& when they do they are stunned by it

[@dragondov]

@@suvamseal321 Makes sense though. I doubt Asians/Indians know much about ancient or medieval Europe.

[@ICCraider]

It started very historical and interesting. Then it became like *romance* of the three kingdoms... a myth based on real life. Heck! It also sounds like the propaganda used by the PRK or the CCP. I think this was one of the lowest quality videos this channel has produced.

[@chathuramadhusankha6627]

The Great King Ashok. Buddhism is the greatest gift received from India. From Sri Lanka

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

Not zero? Hindu-arabic numerals? Chess? Snake and ladders? Shampoo?etc.

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

@Zceve40 well buddha himself was a hindu. And assimilated some of the hindu philosophy.

[@anixes]

@Kalari Ashan should I give you history about Hindus have been persecuted by Buddhists in Sri Lanka?

[@Jay1333989]

Its emperor Ashoka not king.

[@anixes]

@Kalari Ashan whatever floats your boat mate

[@ChristopherThrawn-el3sz]

Excellent work here as always.Bravo .

[@omshah8529]

Ashoka really is great when he knows that war is bad,and he respects the casualties of it.😮

[@falnica]

In the history of the world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who called themselves "their highnesses," "their majesties," and "their exalted majesties" and so on. They shone for a brief moment, and as quickly disappeared. But Ashoka shines and shines brightly like a bright star, even unto this day. H. G. Wells, as quoted in Zentrepreneurism (2006) by Allan Holender, p. 139

[@sozibrahman8504]

I am actually waiting on the video on the great akber , I heard he had 25% of total wealth of the world at that time. And story of Taj Mahal built by shahjahan

[@foxfin5401]

@@sozibrahman8504 There is already a video on that. About Mughal Empire and Akbar to be specific.

[@wisdomleader85]

Good to see a quote from one of my favorite authors. 😁

[@falnica]

@@newonevery740 It doesn't matter if there were better conquerors, he was the best ruler, better than Alexander, better than Chandragupta, better than Caesar or anyone else that has come after, because he truly had the wellbeing of his people as his only concern

[@sozibrahman8504]

@Dhrubajyoti Hazarika oh really?!!! I will check out

[@singaraja.animasi]

I' m Indonesian and love the story of emperor ashoka

[@hellocreep8986]

❣️

[@hellocreep8986]

@Deepak Tiwari no Indonesia is not included in that empire indian king don't rule Indonesia but indinized hindu , buddist kingdom existed but the kings were Indonesian like Majapahit empire

[@ishworshrestha3559]

Yrs

[@hellocreep8986]

@Baljinder Singh yeah i know but not all of them tho they ally with khmer empire to defeat srivijya and gain some territories

[@mahendrawankhade3533]

Its not story it accutaly happened in india

[@roshanbaig5810]

Nice style of narration. Thank you

[@sumitkumarshaw2796]

Whether you are buddhist or not, respect for asoka remains the same.

[@JodenPaoloPeroy]

The artwork is fantastic! Well done! And thank you for focusing on an often overlooked part of world history.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for watching!

[@otgunz]

thanks alot my friend!

[@smashing-3291]

@@otgunz Gururumuzsun bro.

[@dylan2478]

Joden Paolo Peroy what is that red thing in ur name😂

[@JodenPaoloPeroy]

@@dylan2478 Badge for my KZbin Membership for Kings & Generals. 🙂

[@sharanchaudhary9190]

Alexander: I am Alexander The Great Ashoka: I am Ashoka The Great We are not same bro

[@navneetparmar3084]

Alexander was still great and ashoka would have been same if he continued conquest and laid strong boundries but he failed

[@thegod2291]

@@navneetparmar3084 no he didn't failed he stopped the stupid murder for his own individual power cuz he found buddhism learn history .

[@ChandruXD]

@@navneetparmar3084 he never failed kid

[@stealthworx4371]

Two of the greatest but both in very different ways. Strangely Alexander also had a change of heart as he grew older. Now that I think about it towards the end Alexander really did change almost like Asoka. But what made Asoka so special was that he changed at his zenith. Alexander changed much later in his life as he started realizing that his grasp on this earthly realm is ever shrinking with age. In a nutshell coming to sense with his own mortality changed Alexander but Asoka came to sense through witnessing the mortality of others caused by his actions.

[@shriyanv4407]

@@abirchowdhury4514 nah Alexander

[@bharathkarthikeyan6140]

I hope that this channel covers about Raja Raja Chozha (~Chola) the only King from the Indian Subcontinent who waged overseas conquest and ruled over the major parts of SouthEast Asia and influenced the culture to the present day. The Tamil Kings offered stiff resistance to Ashoka The Great himself that he was unable to conquer the South India during his period. I hope we get to see your coverage of Cholas and Tamil Kings in general

[@Raj-sc8qs]

He was not intrusted in south india brother 😊

[@SarathKumar-bp2go]

@@Raj-sc8qs That is wrong, he tried to capture the South India 3 times and lost many battles. He was able to capture only small cities and eventually quit. Not just Mauryas, even Mughals couldn't penetrate into deep south borders.

[@Raj-sc8qs]

@@SarathKumar-bp2go 😂 1)Give me Reference....? Im Not Andbakt, who will believe in Whatsap university Posts 😂 2) Btw name Any Hindu king who were Gretest then Maurya 😂 i know you don't have any 😂

[@fanaticslayer7523]

Asoka edicts says that Cholan kings were serving him like a master. Ashoka was like an idol for Cholans.

[@bharathkarthikeyan6140]

@@fanaticslayer7523 You mention that Inscriptions from Ashoka's side mention that Cholas were under his rule. Odd it seems that there are no mentions from Cholas side that they served under any specific emperor. So there are two subjective sides to this story which is pretty much a 'He said, He said' situation. The only objective thing here is the historical accounts of the extent of Empire which repeats the fact that Ashoka's empire couldn't reach the Cholas and that Chola dynasty remained far and beyond Ashoka/any other dynasties...

[@jongxina4908]

From an athiest pov buddism is a export version of Hinduism.

[@jongxina4908]

Agree

[@arnavpandey5386]

Buddhism has very deep influences from Hinduism

[@_saurav.sharma_]

Netflix should make a web series on the Mauryan Empire

[@therighteousmind6708]

Agreed after seeing how colors butchered the Ashoka show, it needs a proper representation without putting forward a narrative so that the viewers can decide for themselves

[@mirzaabdulhasankhan6132]

@@therighteousmind6708 the 2011 chandragupta show was amazing! I still watch it when I'm bored. The actors, dialogues, the bgm..

[@mirzaabdulhasankhan6132]

Tbh ashoka shouldn't be considered as a great king. Kalinga war, mass killings of brahmins, etc. No ruler is clean.

[@mirzaabdulhasankhan6132]

@Ab Cd aurangzeb was worse... But ashoka wasn't GREAT

[@mirzaabdulhasankhan6132]

@Ab Cd I've already written all reasons.

[@ridalger16]

I don't know why but I had tears in my eyes as I watched... Truly a great and virtuous man!

[@jdmunshi2946]

Zack Fair.. U need to get ur eyes checked m8..

[@ridalger16]

@@jdmunshi2946 Sarcasm aside, this is wonderful. He was truly a one in a million. A true man who reached true wisdom.

[@anuragthorat2412]

@@jdmunshi2946 u never understand..The follower of terrorist Muhammad

[@redjohn3662]

Not so fast.. the history u heard was written by himself..he was exactly opposite..a mass murderer

[@ridalger16]

@@redjohn3662, your assumption is logical though it is not denied that he commits murder, what's beautiful is that he realized the wrong in his ways and reached a higher level of existence through the realization that gold matters not, crowns matter not and the self does not matter. Such beautiful wisdom that is so rare to find.

[@Rahul_5801]

Very beautifully explained all the graphics infographics where very well made understandable I would like to thank all the team for their effort in making this wonderful video

[@tmk5]

Emperor Ashoka was amongst the very few Emperors who won the great wars and won the hearts. A great example balance between War and Love.

[@MrThirstysuperior]

God bless India!! Respect from Poland

[@SuperTechno2012]

I love Poland and Eastern europe! Definitely more interesting and impressive than the west!

[@sujitverma6029]

One thing I want to say selucus nicater gives his daughter to chandragupta Maurya so bindusar and ashoka could be half Greek half Indian....and may be because of that ashoka was so much bloodthirsty same like his Roman counterparts....

[@rajivdixitji2338]

@BLUE DOG love from India & being magadhian I am proud as well

[@pilotcyborg.gaming]

@@rajivdixitji2338 bro do you speak magdha?

[@rajivdixitji2338]

@@pilotcyborg.gaming yes I speak magadhi

[@dilshanwickramarathna4320]

Emperor ashoka gave us (sri lanka) the most valuble gift that someone has ever given to us the teachings of buddhism. He sent his own son and daughter to sri lanka and still for thousand years we are protecting buddhism as our life.

[@Peaceful_World130]

Thanks for protecting buddhism there

[@kartik6587]

True Other Brahmanism would have destroyed ur country

[@inmyopinion3843]

Love you bro We are proud of That

[@nrlw-77777]

@@kartik6587 had it not 4 Hinduism islam would have eaten whatever buddhism was left in india as well.

[@vanshthakkar722]

@@kartik6587 do they teach u to disrespect other religion?? They dont in hinduism

[@Nevergiveup-jt1tb]

In my point of views Samrat Ashoka is the greatest Emperor and ruler ever because: 1) he had kindness for all creatures 2) he accepted his bad qualities (violence) and left them 3) he established 84000 Buddhist stupas in his empire 4)he was mentally as well as physically powerful 5) No one else Indian ruler could expand as much empire as the Samrat ashoka 6) He established tourist resorts, drinking water sheds for everybody which was free of any cost. 7) He created very efficient and effective administration. I love him too much. Victory to Samrat ashoka

[@G73Server]

his true power was keeping this realm at peace and stable protecting it and having it flourish. just bhaving a big expand is not much of an achievement compared to that and additionally, most of the extent was already there.

[@sorenutpal6091]

jai samrat asoke namo buddhay

[@Abk312]

Great unbiased video...loved it ❤️❤️

[@deadpool113]

I'm from Korea. India was more like unknown world because of distance between us. However after Ashoka the great decided to spread buddhism to all over the india and outside world especially central asia i suppose. Buddhism has reached to Korea around 4th century. Even though we barely relavant with India and ancient time that can't even think of going there, we heard of Ashoka's reputation by buddhism story. In here even nowadays history class we learn him as 'the model of Chakravartin Raja' in korean 전륜성왕(Jeonryoonseongwang) even though he has nothing to do with my country directly still globalization of buddhism owes his work

[@Albetroz1415]

We Indians grow up watching Japanese anime 😌 Pokemon, Digimon, Bayblade, Naruto....

[@deadpool113]

@@Albetroz1415 well don't we all? What are you trying to say🤔

[@fatpotato3512]

Hey, there is a lot of similarities between tamil and Korean, just look it up in KZbin. It is said that a tamil princess was married to a Korean prince, and that's how these happened, anyways, love from India and Tamil Nadu😊

[@deadpool113]

@@fatpotato3512 Yeah princess Heo Hwangok i've heard of that

[@Zayn_Priyadarshin]

​@@deadpool113 but now Buddhism is dying in korea I heard that Christianity is major religion.... No offence but I heard that

[@sailabalanayak8571]

I'm from Kalinga. It is said that the war was so inhuman the river (daya) was all red for days.

[@angadsingh9314]

All wars are inhuman

[@Sauron_1729]

Haan hum dekhe the

[@angadsingh9314]

@@Sauron_1729 ?

[@benzenebhanyankar4943]

True

[@floptaste7623]

@Gamli Basar hosa kintu

[@latvialava6644]

Mauryans formed the largest empire in India's history !!! The 1st imperial power of India !!!

[@ravindusheshan3514]

When King Ashoka's son Mahendra came to Sri Lanka, he became a buddhist monk. Later he became a monk and then came to Sri Lanka. He was not just a monk, he was a Rahat Thero which has overcome the reincarnation (by other mean, has the ability to step into nirvana). The southern branch of the great Sri Mahabodhi was brought to Sri Lanka by Sanghamitta, the daughter of the later Emperor Ashoka. King Devanampiyatissa was ruling Sri Lanka when these two incidents happened. That's how I learned about our and there's history and I'm a Sri Lankan.

[@shwe4024]

Chandragupta was raised and taught by the world's best economist and politics expert..... The great Chanakya

[@Chetna444]

@Indian Atheist i thought the fascist government is ruining the country.

[@thesunv3691]

@@kagamiuchihathebeast5862 stfu , you have zero knowledge about chanakya.

[@gfethgd9811]

Chanakya is more like a naked idiot who used to roam around forests eating leaves and creates unnecessary fights.

[@nine9605]

Pain you shall know *PAIN*

[@TheAnalgesic]

Binod

[@no-middragunov1911]

I guess his story deserves a anime with high quality animation.. Imagine the scene of Kalinga 🤯

[@satyabratadey962]

i was thinking the exactly same thing

[@71espn]

Aur phir kisi ki office jalegi aur cinema halls phode jayenge.

[@souravnandi6529]

Yeah not only anime any kind of quality VISUAL show, movie, with the great story telling experience in it just like this video that peoples could understand the history that any kind of thing if gonna made then it's gonna be really great.🙏

[@hehesalad]

@@71espn Yes, yaha sb log chutiya hote jaa rhe hai

[@pranaypatil1969]

@@71espn sadly true

[@xdadev]

Ashoka, Samudragupta, Chengis khan etc make Alexander and Napoleon look like rookies.

[@TheravadaBuddhistSociety]

Emperor Ashoka is the hero for every Sri Lankan.. Still Sri Lankan protect pure oldest tradition of Theravada Buddhism because of Ashoka the Great 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@rishabhyadav6705]

😂

[@riffatahmed721]

We should own Ashoka too. He was our king too. Writing from Bangladesh.

[@noname13years62]

who is stopping you.

[@preetikushwa7032]

@Saurabh Marathe Brun!! calm down man !. Bangladeshis still follow the Bengali culture unlike Pakistan . They are still connected.

[@jagga9]

@Saurabh Marathe if change of religion or following teachings of any other religion means that you do not own someone then asokha was a buddhist who denounced Hinduism because of cast system and beliefs n philosophy , Guru nanak denounced hinduism because of inequality, cast system, and multi God's concepts then as a hindu you also do not own them! Their were many Rajputs in mughal army, and many muslims in hindu majority armies including Akber, Rana partabh, jhansi's Rani even in mahraja ranjit singh's army. How many ARAB invaders india faced??? Only Mohammad bin qasim rest were all Afghans.

[@jagga9]

@Saurabh Marathe keep all your bullshit lessons for your ownself "country with 80% hindus which constitution wrote by" Dalit" why you need to even mention his caste? Because it is drilled inside you by some motherfucker "Brahmanwadis" since centuries! What ever you believe about Buddha or Guru Nanak dev ji the reality is that they seprated their way from Hinduism their followers DO NOT call themselves hindu they DO NOT believe that they are Hindu both insists to consider them seprate from you! It was not any other religion which forced people to get comvert, it was your brahmanwad which forced people to leave you! And yes Give me the name of arab InvaderS!

[@mindatrest6838]

@Saurabh Marathe Chill bro....Bangladeshis are Bengalis, religion is a personal choice.....

[@AlexVictorianus]

A golden age of India :)

[@kuldeeprana1908]

golden age of was during gupta empire ..india at that time known as golden bird

[@guldar360]

No

[@neel6598]

*GOLDEN AGE OF BIHAR*

[@neel6598]

@@guldar360 🙂🙂🖕

[@neel6598]

@Ab Cd I am also from bihar and ok I agree with you 😁👍🏻👍🏻

[@ravimaurya4524]

Thank for this video.

[@aditimuke7819]

Chandragupta and Chanakya are the great examples of Guru (teacher )and Shishya (student ) which worked on Akhand bharat (one India) concept and with their constant sacrifice and struggle..they gave indians a hope..Jai maa Bharati

[@shehanindrajith971]

We are taught about him in school. Because of the steps taken to spread Buddhism to our country. He was a great Buddhist. I am from Sri Lanka ❤️🔥

[@sumankumar-xj6je]

Hi bro

[@sirex1244]

@Ankit Tiwari well in bihar we study about him till 8th because schools aren't that influenced by cbse till 8th

[@rashantrex5406]

@Ankit Tiwari for Sri Lankans, King Ashoka is an extremely important character in our history. It was the turning point of Sri lankan history that whole country's population became Buddhists around 2300 years ago.

[@prateeksharma2331]

😵

[@priyanshurazzput3365]

He was not Buddhist , he was hindu he worshipped lord shiva

[@shay7915]

Fun fact : Mauryan empire had the largest military in the world, even surpassing that of Roman's.

[@jv-jx1kv]

How many

[@mojmasti24x7]

@@jv-jx1kv 650000 foot soldiers, 30000 cavalry and 10000 war elephants. Majority of nations don't have this much soldiers in modern world.

[@niranjandesai6766]

Number of soldiers don't win wars, strategies does. Look at our British army and navy. We didn't have as many men back then to fight yet we built THE largest Empire ever. One needs technology and smart tactics in army otherwise it's just raw meat.

[@shay7915]

@@niranjandesai6766 Exactly, but I do think that at that time you didn't have a m4 or patriot system... All you had was manpower, and sure tactics and strategy did matter, I really don't think you can defeat an army than is almost as big as your entire country. Moreover, what makes you think that Mauryan's didn't had a strategy of their own? Chandragupta negotiated with the Greeks, defeated the kingdom Alexander was not ready to go for, made unthinkable alliance and eventually conquered and united all of India. And fun fact : His territories stretched all the way from Afghanistan, Iran to Burma. So I really do believe that no matter how good the Romans were, they would have a really really hard time fighting the Mauryans let alone defeat them. (hypothetically) And let's not forget the fact that India was the most wealthiest nation since the dawn of civilization till 18th century.

[@mojmasti24x7]

@@niranjandesai6766 useless argument, we talked about largest army, British played the divide rule thing, they could have never defeated Marathas or Mughals in a open war. Mauryans on the other hand were strongest of their time, and were not divided. Romans stand no chance. What makes u think Romans are smarter than Indians.

[@emrahzorlu8369]

I am as a Türk greetings from Antalya /Türkiye 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@fantasticpixel]

Greetings from Hindustan ❤

[@dhruvilsolanki4588]

Quite Informative. One addition point about first Maurya king, Chandragupta origin. It is not unknown. But quite a legendary story. Chandragupta was raise by his Guru Chanakya (Vishnugupta). Chanaykya was great visionary and dreamed of unified Bharat (India). Should check it out more

[@ashishmaurya5017]

Existence of Chanakya is debatable because historical evidence suggests Chandragupta was mentored by Vishnugupta (not Chanakya which is possibly an imaginary figure). Just to add more the famous book Arthsastra is written by Kautilya (not by Chankya). Some groups has tried to relate both real persons Vishnugupta and Kautilya over this past and tried to give name as Chanakya.