Asok

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Name: Asok

Gender: Masculine

Location: North America

Language: Indian

Thematic: History

Meaning: From Asoka, the great. The word "asoka" means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asoka

Comments: Asoka was an Indian emperor from 273BC to 232BC. He reigned over most of India, South Asia and beyond, from present-day Afghanistan and parts of Persia in the west, to Bengal and Assam in the east, and as far south as Mysore. A later convert to Buddhism, Asoka established monuments marking several significant sites in the life of Buddha.