6. What was special about Ashoka as a ruler? [V. Imp.] -History

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Ans: Ashoka was the first ruler who tried to take his message to his subject through inscriptions.

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Description : 9. Name some countries where Ashoka spread his ‘dhamma’. -History

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Description : 5. What were the means adopted by Ashoka to spread the message of ‘dhamma’? -History

Last Answer : Ans: Ashoka appointed officials (called ‘dhamma mahamatta’) to go from place to place and tell people about ‘dhamma’. Ashoka got his messages inscribed on rocks and pillars too, in a language called as Prakrit which was comprehensible to all. Messengers were also sent to other parts of the world.

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