“The lethal war with Kalinga transformed the vengeful Emperor Ashoka into a stable and peaceful emperor, and he became a patron of Buddhism. ... Nevertheless, his patronage led to the expansion of Buddhism in the Mauryan empire and other kingdoms during his rule, and worldwide from about 250 BCE.”
He built a huge Mosque and made the city the capitol of the Kingdom of Persia. It's the third biggest city nowadays but at that time was a marvel and people from all over the world traveled there to witness the greatness of the city and in general of the Persian empire.
The Turks were defeated by Crusaders at Jerusalem because "they could not remain united," since it was this lack of unification that led to their forces being divided and reckless. <span />
