Ashoka the Great — "I have had banyan trees planted on the roads to give shade to man and beast; I h…"

I have had banyan trees planted on the roads to give shade to man and beast; I have planted mango groves, and I have had wells dug and rest-houses built at intervals along the roads.
Ashoka the Great — Ashoka the Great Ancient · Indian emperor, spread Buddhism

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Pillar Edict VII

Date: c. 232 BCE

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