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H. G. Wells1866–1946

Ashoka (264 to 227 B.C.), one of the great monarchs of history, whose dominions extended from Afghanistan to Madras… is the only military monarch on record who abandoned warfare after victory.

H. G. Wells on history

The Outline of History (1920), chapter no. 25.4 (Buddhism and Ashoka) page no 365-366

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