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Ashoka
1.3K · 10 ShortsFrom the Mauryan succession crisis to Kalinga and the dhamma years — the life of Emperor Ashoka.
EP 1 - Emperor Ashoka: The Rise to Power and Succession Crisis
The Mauryan succession crisis, Ashoka's early governorships in Taxila and Ujjain, and consolidation of power.
EP 2 - The Mauryan Empire: Ashoka and the Geopolitics of Kalinga
The geopolitical significance of the Kalinga War, the military campaign, and its psychological aftermath.
EP 3 - Deconstructing Ashokan Dhamma
Deconstructing Ashokan Dhamma: its secular ethical framework, socio-political utility, and distinction from sectarian Buddhism.
EP 4 - The Epigraphical Legacy of Emperor Ashoka
The epigraphical landscape: deciphering the Major Rock, Minor Rock, and Pillar Edicts, their scripts, and languages.
EP 5 - Mauryan Administration under Emperor Ashoka
The Mauryan administrative state under Ashoka, focusing on the roles of Dhamma Mahamattas, Rajukas, and provincial governance.
EP 6 - Emperor Ashoka: The Global Legacy of Dhamma Vijaya
Dhamma Vijaya in practice: Ashoka's diplomatic missions to Hellenistic kingdoms, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia.
EP 7 - Mauryan Art and Architecture with Emperor Ashoka
Mauryan art, architecture, and engineering: the socio-political messaging of monolithic pillars, capital animal motifs, and stupas.
EP 8 - Mauryan Empire: Fiscal Administration and Economy under Ashoka
Agrarian expansion, trade routes, guild systems, and the fiscal administration of the Ashokan state.
EP 9 - The Mauryan Dhamma and the Third Buddhist Council
The Third Buddhist Council at Pataliputra, sectarian relations, and Ashoka's patronage to the Ajivikas and Brahmanas.
EP 10 - The Collapse and Resurrection of the Mauryan Empire
The collapse of the Mauryan Empire, the pacifism debate, and the 19th-century colonial rediscovery of Piyadasi.