(historical) An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. / (Hinduism) The charioteer of Bhima in the epic Mahabharata.

plural of ashoka

A tree of species Saraca asoca, native to South Asia and western Myanmar. / A tree of species Saraca indica, native to Southeast Asia and eastern Myanmar.

Of or relating to Ashoka, an Indian emperor of the 3rd century BCE, or his times.

The Early Middle Indo-Aryan languages represented in the inscriptions left during the reign of Ashoka, an Indian emperor of the 3rd century BCE.