Eight years after ascending to the throne, he attacked and conquered the Kalinga, but the experiences he had with the war changed his personality forever, and later he sent his twin sons to spread his state religion across the world, including to Sri Lanka.
In 1837, James Prinsep succeeded in deciphering an ancient inscription by this figure, who called himself "Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi." His Lion Capital sculpture at Sarnath features four lions mounted on an abacus, all over a bell-shaped lotus. Eight years after ascending to the throne, he attacked and conquered the Kalinga, but the experiences he had with the war changed his personality forever, and later he sent his twin sons to spread his state religion across the world, including to Sri Lanka. He is perhaps better known for leaving a whole bunch of rock edicts all over the place. For 10 points, name this illustrious Buddhist Mauryan emperor of the 3rd century BC.
In 1837, James Prinsep succeeded in deciphering an ancient inscription by this figure, who called himself "Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi."
{Ashoka} the Great