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Ña (Indic)
Ña or Nya is the tenth consonant of Indic abugidas. It is derived from the early "Ashoka" Brahmi letter . Historic Ña There are three different general early historic scripts - Brahmi script, Brahmi and its variants, Kharosthi, Kharoṣṭhī, and Tocharian alphabet, Tocharian, the so-called ''slanting Brahmi''. Ña as found in standard Brahmi, was a simple geometric shape, with variations toward more flowing forms by the Gupta . The Tocharian Ña did not have an alternate Tocharian alphabet#Script, Fremdzeichen form. The third form of ña, in Kharoshthi (file:Буква NYА (незалежний знак). Письмо кхароштхі. Kharoshthi letter NYA.svg, 15px, Nya) was probably derived from Aramaic separately from the Brahmi letter. Brahmi Ña The Brahmi letter , Ña, is Brahmi script#origin, probably derived from the altered Aramaic Nun (letter), Nun , and is thus related to the modern Latin N and Greek Nu (letter), Nu. Several identifiable styles of writing t ...
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Ashoka
Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka ( ; , ; – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was List of Mauryan emperors, Emperor of Magadha from until #Death, his death in 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty. His empire covered a large part of the Indian subcontinent, stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to present-day Bangladesh in the east, with its capital at Pataliputra. A patron of Buddhism, he is credited with playing an important role in the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia. The Edicts of Ashoka state that during his eighth regnal year (), he conquered Kalinga (historical region), Kalinga after a brutal war. Ashoka subsequently devoted himself to the propagation of "Ashoka's policy of Dhamma, dhamma" or righteous conduct, the major theme of the edicts. Ashoka's edicts suggest that a few years after the Kalinga War, he was gradually drawn towards Buddhism. The Buddhist legends credit Ashoka with establishing a larg ...
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