Ashoka in Ancient India

Informationen zum Autor Nayanjot Lahiri is Professor of History at the University of Delhi. Klappentext In the third century BCE Ashoka ruled in South Asia and Afghanistan, and came to be seen as the ideal Buddhist king. Disentangling the threads of Ashoka's life from the knot of legend that surrounds it, Nayanjot Lahiri presents a vivid biography of an emperor whose legacy extends far beyond the bounds of his lifetime and dominion. Zusammenfassung In the third century BCE Ashoka ruled in South Asia and Afghanistan, and came to be seen as the ideal Buddhist king. Disentangling the threads of Ashoka’s life from the knot of legend that surrounds it, Nayanjot Lahiri presents a vivid biography of an emperor whose legacy extends far beyond the bounds of his lifetime and dominion.

Product details

• Authors: Nayanjot Lahiri, Lahiri Nayanjot
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2015
• EAN: 9780674057777
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05777-7
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient World, Asian History, Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY / Asia / South / General