Ashoka embraced Buddhism after the Battle of Kalinga.
Buddism
Christianity became the official religion of the empire during the reign of emperor Theodosius I.
Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of Rome. Correction. Constantine made Christianity a legalreligion. He did not make it the official religion. Christianity was made the official religion by emperor Theodosius in 380.
Emperor Meiji.
Emperor Hirohito
The Emperor of Japan between 1912-1926 was Emperor Taishō. The Emperor between 1926-1989 was Emperor Hirohito.
in india. during emperor ashoka period, that is why it is called in the name of ashoka as ashoka chakra[chakra means wheel].
Christianity became the official religion of the empire during the reign of emperor Theodosius I.
Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of Rome. Correction. Constantine made Christianity a legalreligion. He did not make it the official religion. Christianity was made the official religion by emperor Theodosius in 380.
King Ashoka was a very brave warrior. Once during a battle he used a weapon in the form of the chakra [located in the middle of the flag] to kill enemies that had circled him.Hence the reason for inclusion of his symbols in the flag and national emblem.
Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire during his reign.
Constantine was a very significant Roman Emperor, ruling for 32 years. He consolidated his power, becoming the sole emperor, and brought an end to the turmoil that resulted from the breakdown of Emperor Diocletian's plan for an ongoing tetrarchy. During his reign the borders of the Roman Empire were maintained, and the economic reforms of Emperor Diocletian were consolidated. During his reign, Christianity moved from its status as a sometimes persecuted religion to the favoured religion of the Roman Empire.
Ashoka
In 322 BC Chandragupta Maurya managed to overthrow the Nanda Dynasty in northern India, beginning expansion of the kingdom westwards across central and western India. Maurya Empire was also largely expanded during the reign of emperor Ashoka, who was one of the greatest emperors in Ancient India. After Ashoka's death the Empire began to decline and eventually it was disestablished in 185 BC, when the last emperor of Maurya Empire, Brihadratha, was assassinated during a military parade by the Brahmin general Pushyamitra Shunga.
Ashoka Maurya is consider one of the greatest rulers of Indian history. He waged war to conquer lands increasing India's percentage of the Indian Subcontinent. However he felt remose for this killing and converted to Buddhism and made it the state religion.
ashoka
In Japan, Emperor Hirohito or the Showa Emperor was the monarch during WWII. During WWI his father, Taisho Emperor reigned.
The spread of Buddhism begins when Emperor Ashoka sent missionaries to India during the third century BC. This mission became a success and later on becoming the center of Buddhism.