Ashoka inspired prominent figures like Gandhi and Nehru.

Evidence

Nevertheless, this was a ruler who really did change the way that his subjects and their successors thought. Gandhi was an admirer, as was Nehru, and Ashoka’s message even finds its way on to the modern currency – on all Indian banknotes we see Gandhi facing the four lions of Ashoka’s pillar. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 536

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• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 536
• XREF: connects to: Ashoka’s ideas have influenced Indian political philosophy significantly. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 536