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The biography of this great Indian emperor derived on the basis of the inscriptions on his rock edicts. The book has 7 charaters that offer observation on 1) The history of ashoka and the chronology of the Maurya period; 2) Extent and administration of the empire; 3) the Monuments and inscribed pillars of Ashoka; 4) the rock edits; 5) the pillar and miscellanieous inscriptions and a biographical note; 6) the Ceylonese legend of Ashoka, and 7) the Indian legends of Ashoka. The book has 2 illustrations and map of the Ashokan empire.This book is a reprint of the 1920 edition.