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OverviewIndia's lost emperor Ashoka Maurya has a special place in history. In his quest to govern India by moral force alone he turned Buddhism from a minor sect into a world religion, and set up a new yardstick for government. But Ashoka's bold experiment ended in tragedy and he was forgotten for almost two thousand years. In this beautifully written, multi-layered journey Charles Allen describes how fragments of the Ashokan story were gradually discovered, pieced together by a variety of British Orientalists: antiquarians, archaeologists and epigraphists. In doing so, they did much to recover India's ancient history itself. The Lost Emperor tells the story of the man who was arguably the greatest ruler India has ever known. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles AllenPublisher: Little, Brown Book Group Imprint: Abacus Edition: Digital original Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.380kg ISBN: 9780349122380ISBN 10: 0349122385 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 03 January 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationCharles Allen is the author of a number of bestselling books about Indian and the colonial experience elsewhere. A traveller, historian and master storyteller he is one of the great chroniclers of India. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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