CBSE Questions for Class 6 History Ashoka The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

The aim of Ashoka's Dhamma was Non-violence and peace. The following are the main principles of Ashoka's dhamma: People should live in peace and harmony. Everyone should practise the principle of ahimsa, i.e. non-violence and non-injury to all living beings. People should love one another and display respect and tolerance towards other religious faiths. Ashoka, also known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.

Magadha has a long list of powerful rulers like Bimbisara, Ajatasattu, Mahapadma Nanda, etc. These rulers ensured that they captured the other janapadas and increased the span of their kingdoms. Rajagriha or present-day Rajgir in Bihar was the capital of Magadha for many years.

His reign between 273 BC and 232 B.C. in the history of India was one of the most prosperous periods.

But after seeing destruction after the Kalinga War, he became Buddhist.

True. 

The officer of the Central Government, who was in charge of the collection of revenue, was Samaharta or Collector General. According to Historians, Mauryan Empire was further divided into various departments with important officials: Revenue department:- Important officials: Sannidhata: Chief treasury, Samaharta: collector general of revenue.

Avantipath was Western Province, during Mauryan age. The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power based in Magadha and founded by Chandragupta Maurya which dominated the Indian subcontinent between 322 and 185 BCE. Comprising the majority of South Asia, the Maurya Empire was centralized by the conquest of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and its capital city was located at Pataliputra.

Royal princes were sent as governors to other provincial capitals.