Ashoka the Great

Ashoka (Ashoka the Great) ruled parts of Afghanistan from around 268 BCE to 232 BCE. The Maurya Empire, under Ashoka, maintained control over the region south of the Hindu Kush until about 185 BCE. Their decline began roughly sixty years after Ashoka’s reign ended.

The Mauryan Empire’s rule over Afghanistan (including the period of Ashoka) lasted approximately from 305 BCE to 185 BCE.