Why was Asoka considered a great leader?

Answer 1

Emperor Ashoka was great because,

1.he respected to all human beings

2. he believed in peace and love

3.he didn't hated who were not Buddhists , he even helped non- Buddhist

4.he respected women and allowed them to educate

5.he belived in tolerance

6.he helped to animals and trees by suppling them needs and medical help

7.he also helped to his enemies or neighbours

8.he treated his subject as his child, he never terrorized his subject like other emerors and kings in human history

9.he spread the message of nonviolence/ ahimsa

10.he believed truth and hated untruth

11. he believed in physical as well as spiritual progress of humanbeing

12. he helped to weak people , old people and poor people and he also respected mighty people

13.he gave importance to education

14.he hated wars, bloodshades and cruelity

15.he banned human slavery , animal hunting and death sentence from his terretories and asked the same to his neighbours

16.he treated Prisoners,criminals as human being and tried his best to socialize them rather to harm them

aren't these qwalities are enough to be called great

Answer 2

Asoka was important to Buddhism because his support for it caused its spread. He was important to ancient India because he consolodated a lot of territory and put much effort into fostering positive attitudes in people.

Answer 3

because he turned to peaceful ways of keeping India united

Answer 4

Ashoka was a great leader because he made a huge turning point after the war of Kalinga and adopted the teachings of Buddha and treated his people good. Then he became a very wise man.

Answer 5

because of his service to India and mankind through his philonthropic administration

Answer 6

he used his wealth to build huge, splendid palaces.

Answer 7

He was the founder of the Maurya Empire and the first emperor to unify north and south west of present-day India into one state.