INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka?
A
No. XIII
B
No. X
C
No. XI
D
No. XII
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Rock edict XIII throws light on the Kalinga War conquered by Ashoka. Major Rock edict 13 mentions the powerful victory over Kalinga.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rock Edict XIII or 13 is the major one. The accounts of Kalinga war was depicted in rock edict 13.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ashoka spread his concept of Dhamma mainly through his inscriptions. The major rock edict XIII describes the victory of Ashoka in the Kalinga war. It explains about the conquest through dhamma instead of war.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solution. The horror of the Kalinga war was described by the king himself in the Rock Edict XIII. The Rock Edicts II and XIII of Ashoka refer to the names of the three dynasties namely Pandyas, Cholas, the Keralaputras, and the Sathyaputras.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka (r. 269-233 BCE) are rock inscriptions which form the earliest part of the Edicts of Ashoka, and predate Ashoka’s Major Rock Edicts. These are the first edicts in the Indian language of Emperor Ashoka, written in the Brahmi script in the 11th year of his reign.

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