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Who amongst the following also had the name 'Devanama Piyadassi'

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Who amongst the following also had the name 'Devanama Piyadassi'?

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Ashoka the Great known also as Piyadasi (Pali. Sanskrit:Priyadarsin – meaning 'good looking'), and Devanaŋpiya was the emperor of the Mauryan Empire from 273 BCE to 232 BCE. Ten years (of reign) having been completed, King Piodasses (Piyadassi) made known (the doctrine of) Piety to men; and from this moment he has made men more pious, and everything thrives throughout the whole world.
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Radhika Kalapala
Radhika Kalapala 8 years ago
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