Topic Overview
India
India (Biblical Place • 22.000°N, 77.000°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Est 1:1 , Est 8:9 . It is closely linked with Maurya Empire of India & the Edicts of Ashoka (c. 268–232 BC Emperor Ashoka's moral rock and pillar edicts contemporaneous with the Septuagint translation): The grand pan-Indian empire ruled by Emperor Ashoka the Great, who unified the Indian subcontinent, converted to Buddhism following the bloody Kalinga War, and carved moral edicts on monumental stone pillars promoting non-violence, religious tolerance, and moral dharma.
