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Magadha Janapadha, Ashoka the Great (c.268-232 BC), Silver Karshapana, 3.40 grms, 5 main symbols- 1x 6 Armed Symbol, 1x Sun, 1x 3 arched hill with crescent above, 1X 3 ovals in a row bisected by a central line, 1x Dot with crescent on 4 sides and tower on one side, Gupta and Hardaker Series 'VIB' Type #552, Extra Fine+, Rare, Bold symbols. Ashoka the Great was the third Maurya emperor and one of India’s most remarkable rulers. After the brutal Kalinga War, he embraced Buddhism and renounced violence, promoting dhamma based on moral governance, tolerance, and welfare. Ashoka ruled a vast empire, issued edicts on pillars and rocks across India, encouraged religious harmony, built stupas, and sent Buddhist missions abroad, shaping India’s political and spiritual history.
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