Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism?
A
Ashoka
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B
Ajatasatru
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C
Bindusara
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D
Bimbisara
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Solution
The correct option is A Ashoka King Ashoka build India's first great empire. But after his bloody campaign and conquest of Kalinga, he became sad. Soon after that, he embraced Buddhism to gain inner peace.