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Detailed explanation-1: -Kalinga was an important kingdom because it controlled the trade routes with Southeast Asia. So Ashoka wanted to capture it and lead his huge army to Kalinga in 262 BC.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Kalinga War was fought in ancient India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and the state of Kalinga, an independent feudal kingdom located on the east coast, in the present-day state of Odisha and northern parts of Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kalinga War fought between the Mauryan Empire and the state of Kalinga, an important kingdom that controlled the trade routes with Southeast Asia. Ashoka, the Mauryan king, wanted to capture Kalinga and so his huge army there in 262 BC.