Ashoka: the search for India's lost emperor
by Allen, Charles 1940-.
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BookPublisher: Little, Brown 2012ISBN: 9781408701966; 1408701960.Classification number: 934.045 ALLSubject(s): Asoka King of Magadha active 259 B.C | India -- History -- To 324 B.C. -- Sources | India -- HistoriographySubject: India's emperor Ashoka Maurya has a special place in history, but he was forgotten for almost 2000 years. Only a few stone monuments and inscriptions survived. This is the story of how these keystones to the past began to be discovered by British Orientalists in the 18th century and their mysterious lettering deciphered.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 934.045 ALL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002783940X |
Includes bibliographical references and index
India's emperor Ashoka Maurya has a special place in history, but he was forgotten for almost 2000 years. Only a few stone monuments and inscriptions survived. This is the story of how these keystones to the past began to be discovered by British Orientalists in the 18th century and their mysterious lettering deciphered.
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