Who Was Alive

Were Mencius and Ashoka alive at the same time?

Yes. Mencius and Ashoka were alive at the same time, from 304 BC to c. 289 BC.

Mencius

Chinese Confucian philosopher

Born c. 372 BC · died c. 289 BC

Ashoka

Mauryan emperor from 268 to 232 BCE

Born 304 BC · died 232 BC

  1. Aristotle
  2. Chanakya
  3. Mencius
  4. Alexander the Great
  5. Epicurus
  6. Ashoka
  7. Archimedes
  8. Qin Shi Huang
  9. Hannibal
Mencius and Ashoka in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.