Crash Course: World History S01 E06 Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History #6

"John Green teaches you the history of the world"

John relates a condensed history of India, post-Indus Valley Civilization. John explores Hinduism and the origins of Buddhism. He also gets into the reign of Ashoka, the Buddhist emperor who, in spite of Buddhism's structural disapproval of violence, managed to win a bunch of battles.