Not the concuring the power war times, of course. But the 30-40 years afterwards must have been good times judging by the monuments built.

Who knows which parts of history are lies, maybe all of it is a lie, bur I choose to believe this one as true:

To assist the spreading of the Dharma, Ashoka had created a special class of religious officers known as Dharma Mahamatras, as explained in RE 5. They had been created thirteen years after his consecration to promote the Dharma not only within his borders but also among his neighbours, for ‘They work among the Greeks, the Kambojas, the Gandharas, the Rastikas, the Pitinikas, and other people on the western borders.’

These religious officers also worked among all religions. This toleration was the subject of RE 7 – the briefest of all the edicts: ‘Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, desires that all religions should reside everywhere, for all of them desire self-control and purity of heart. But people have various desires and various passions, and they may practise all of what they should or only a part of it.’ This principle of freedom of religious expression was also the subject of RE 12 (at Girnar), which encouraged all forms of religious activity. ‘One should listen to and respect the doctrines professed by others,’ this edict reads in part. It continues (modern translation): ‘Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, desires that all should be well-learned in the good doctrines of other religions. Those who are content with their own religion should be told this: Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, does not value gifts and honours as much as he values that there should be growth in the essentials of all religions.’

From book "Ashoka The Search For India's Lost Emperor" by Charles Allen.

P.s. Piyadasi is Ashoka's earlier name.