Tell me about Ashoka, the Indian emperor.

>>2268966

He ordered the construction of a grand toilet and then never once used it.

>>2268968
There is something seriously wrong when the low effort shitposts are what I enjoy most about the board.

>>2268966
Despite conquering the world he could never poo in a loo.

>>2268966
He built stone stupas all across the Indian subcontinent to try and bind his empire together. His rise to power was so vicious and bloody that he is said fairly reliably to have become completely repulsed by violence and became engrossed in Buddhist teachings. He is probably one of the first great leaders in history to espouse a non-violent path for the empire under him.

He became an avid Buddhist, and patronized it. Under him, there were Buddhist missionaries sent as far as Alexandria and Damascus.