He ruled from 322 BC until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his son Bindusara in 298 B.C. ... The edicts are considered among the first examples of writing in Indian history.

With the end of British colonial rule in 1947, the Indian subcontinent was divided into two nations, majority-Hindu India and majority-Muslim Pakistan. But simmering secular tensions and a hastily ...

dc.title: Select Inscriptions Bearing On Indian History And Civilization, Vol.1. Addeddate 2017-01-20 12:35:44 Identifier in.ernet.dli.2015.53177 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t8md4858n Ocr ABBYY ...