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Ashoka in Ancient India /
In the third century BCE Ashoka ruled in South Asia and Afghanistan, and came to be seen as the ideal Buddhist king. Disentangling the threads of Ashoka's life from the knot of legend that surrounds it, Nayanjot Lahiri presents a vivid biography of an emperor whose legacy extends far beyond the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
[2015]
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| Edición: | Pilot project,eBook available to selected US libraries only |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the third century BCE Ashoka ruled in South Asia and Afghanistan, and came to be seen as the ideal Buddhist king. Disentangling the threads of Ashoka's life from the knot of legend that surrounds it, Nayanjot Lahiri presents a vivid biography of an emperor whose legacy extends far beyond the bounds of his lifetime and dominion. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (408 p.) : 7 color illustrations, 38 halftones, 3 maps |
| ISBN: | 9780674915237 9783110665901 |
| Acceso: | restricted access |