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Beloved of the Gods: Ashoka Maurya in His Time and Ours

Echoes Of India: A History Podcast

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Cotencourt United India

Shoka maria is a unique and fascinating figure when stripped naked of all the myth making around him. Weare taught that india has always been united under north indian empires, central and gangetic plaines. But that impression is only created by leaving out the histories of vast regions which tell us the exact opposite. The reality of our past is that, just like europe, it is the norm for india to have a number of distinct, unique geopolitical regions. Even if these networks were first anchored in northern india, it would not be long before it would be challenged by the rest of the subcontinent. Now let's leave behind the warlike ancestor worshipping peoples

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