INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ashoka’s conquest of Kalinga has been described in the minor rock edict numbered
A
I
B
IV
C
VIII
D
XIII
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Major Rock edict 13 mentions the powerful victory over Kalinga. It states Ashoka’s Dhamma win over Greek Kings Antiochus of Syria (Amtiyoko), Ptolemy of Egypt (Turamaye), Magas of Cyrene (Maka), Antigonus of Macedon (Amtikini), Alexander of Epirus (Alikasudaro).

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Rock edict XIII mentions about Kalinga war. After the war, Ashoka adopted Buddhism and renounced wars.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rock Edict XIII or 13 is the major one. The accounts of Kalinga war was depicted in rock edict 13. The Kalinga war made a deep impact on his mind so he went to the path of Dhamma or peace in his later life. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-4: -Ashoka’s inscription describing the Kalinga war This is what Ashoka declared in one of his inscriptions: “Eight years after becoming king I conquered Kalinga. About a lakh and a half people were captured. And more than a lakh of people were killed. This filled me with sorrow.

Detailed explanation-5: -They deal with Ashoka’s Dhamma and also give instruction to his official. iii. The 13th rock edict gives details about his war with Kalinga.

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