Dear Hans,it seems u have no Idea of History.We know Ashoka The Great not becoz he was son of Bindusar or grandson of Chandragupta.He was know for his Very new mehod of administration based on AHINSA,Love i.e. Dhama; very much similar to the concept of Gandhiji.The political rivalry between Magadh and Kalinga was from the regime of Nanda dynasty only.We can't compare the great theory of peace of Ashoka with the barbaric muslim invaders' killing the innocent people. Nor we can compare the same with the christian theory of purchasing the religion of poor tribal people in India.
