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Which three methods were adopted by Asoka in bringing unity in the country?

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Asoka used following three methods in bringing unity in the country:

(i) Wars: First of all he adopted the policy of wars in bringing political unity in the country. He established political unity of country by winning over the Kalinga state.

(ii) Religion: Asoka himself was the follower of Buddhism. But the religion, he propagated among the masses, had no concepts of any particular religion. Its moral rules were applicable on followers of all the other religions as well. Asoka’s religion was Humanism with which unity came into being among masses of India.

(iii) Public Welfare: After Kalinga war, Asoka himself became Buddhist monk and devoted his life for public welfare works. He visited pilgrims, engraved inscriptions, opened schools and planted trees. All these things propagated unity in the country.

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