He erected a sculpture featuring a namesake 24-spoke [*] ‘wheel of righteousness' and four outward-facing lions at Sarnath, and many his Rock and Pillar Edicts still stand.
This ruler subdued a minor revolt in the city of Taxila. His name means "without sorrow" in his native language, and he ruled from the region of Maghda.  He erected a sculpture featuring a namesake 24-spoke [*] ‘wheel of righteousness' and four outward-facing lions at Sarnath, and many his Rock and Pillar Edicts still stand. He conquered the Kalinga Empire, and this grandson of Chandragupta's conversion to pacifist Buddhism greatly aided that religion's spread.  For 10 points, which Mauryan Emperor ruled India from 273 to 232 BCE?
This ruler subdued a minor revolt in the city of Taxila. His name means "without sorrow" in his native language, and he ruled from the region of Maghda.  
{Ashoka} [accept {Asoka}; prompt “{Devanampriya Priyadarsi}”, prompt “{Dhamma}”]