Foreign relations of ASOKA

Foreign relations of ASOKA

Diplomacy and geographical proximity, in particular, in which century, Ashoka was one of the constant interactions between Eastern Mediterranean and South Asia. This is the reason that most of Ashoka's contacts have been with South Asia and the West. It seems that this interest was not one-sided, for the care of the welfare of the visitors, a proper number of foreigners living in Pataliputra for the requirement of a special committee under the municipal management. In addition to these key factors, there was a desire to distribute Ashoka's foreign relations, and to distribute another parameter to its religion.

For starters, Ashok was in possession of a reality and Kalinga in his foreign relations. Apart from this, the realm of Ashoka should be seen when the Southern kingdoms (Chola, Pandava, Satyaputra and Keralaputra) are satisfied with the determination of their occupation. He probably felt that the small areas should also be added.

In other foreign relations, Ashoka appears as an idealist or a king who wears a monk's garment. He sent various missions to different countries despite the embassies. His main purpose was to become familiar with the countries he had seen with his policies, especially with the Dhamma. They can be compared to those modern goodwill missions from which they were helping to create interest in the country. Also, the fact that they are very unheard of in contemporary literature or sources that they have only short-lived effects.

Despite the above reservations, the missions have opened several channels for Indian ideas and commodities. It is impossible that Ashoka used to expect all those kings who had received the mission to keep the policy in practice, although they claim that they have happened to them. It is curious to see that in the last important public declaration of the seventh pillar order, Ashoka has no reference to these missions. In this fear, Ashoka has mentioned the success of his welfare services and the massive publicity of Dhamma, but all within the empire.

The area immediately after the empire of Ashoka and the kingdom of Antiochus in the west. There is ample evidence of equality in cultures. In the north, the use of the oorganisms in Shahbag Garh and Monshehra versions is evidence of strong contact with Iran. The fragmented Aramaic inscriptions in Taxila and the second point of the same kind from Kashmir point to the continuous dialogue between the two regions.

Apart from Iran's contacts, the Ashoka empire was close to various Greek kingdoms. Ashoka's rock editors have references to the Greeks. The word used on some occasions refers to others on the Greek settlements and the Hellenic empires in the north-west. The most mentioned of the Antiochus II is that they were other Helenic Kings where the mission was sent to Egypt's Tolmy-II Philadelphus, Magnum of Syren, Antigonos gonata of Macedonia and Alexander of Irius.

Apart from these western contacts, tradition says that Ashok visited Khotan. It can not be proved, Ashok, on the other hand, maintained traditions that his daughter, Charamati married Nepal's Devpal.

In the east, the Maurya Empire included the provision of the Vanga, as Tamil Nitti was the main port of the region, so Ceylon and its Indian mission had traveled from Tamarlipi.

The influence of Ashoka's power in southern India is a better document compared to northern India. Subjects of Ashoka were found in Gavimathi, Palakiguda, Brahmagiri, Maski, Yeragudi and Siddapur, Tamil poets also gave references to Mauryas.

Contact with Ceylon Information was more important in India and Ceylon is available in Silicon Chronicles.

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