Who Was Alive

Were Seleucus I Nicator and Ashoka alive at the same time?

Yes. Seleucus I Nicator and Ashoka were alive at the same time, from 304 BC to 281 BC.

Seleucus I Nicator was 53 or 54 when Ashoka was born.

Seleucus I Nicator

Seleucus I Nicator

Sovereign

Born 358 BC · died 281 BC

Ashoka

Ashoka

Mauryan Emperor

Born 304 BC · died 232 BC

  1. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  2. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  3. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  4. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  5. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  6. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  7. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  8. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  9. Hannibal, 247–183 BC

Seleucus I Nicator and Ashoka in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Seleucus I Nicator and Ashoka were born

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