Information about Ashoka comes from his inscriptions, other inscriptions that mention him or are possibly from his reign, and ancient literature, especially Buddhist texts. These sources often contradict each other, although various historians have attempted to correlate their testimony.
Information about Ashoka comes from his inscriptions, other inscriptions that mention him or are possibly from his reign and ancient literature especially Buddhist texts. These so,urces often contradict each other, although various historians have attempted to correlate their testim,ony.