alternatehistory.com



What if, after the conclusion of the Kalinga War(s), Ashoka of the Maurya Empire does not decide to renounce wars of conquest and instead chooses to head west in a reverse-Alexander campaign. The young Seleucid Empire collapses as a result.

With forces of a India united at his disposal, how plausible is this outcome and what far reaching effects would this have?

Bonus Question: How would the lack of Ashoka's patronage of Buddhism and the subsequent spreading of Hinduism in Central Asia and Anatolia effect World History?
Top