HISTORY
BATTLE AND WAR
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Shahbazgarhi and Sopara
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Maski and Bhabra
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Dhauli and Jaugada
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Mansehra and Girnar
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jaugada is the location of some of the Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka, inscribed circa 250 BCE: Major Rock Edicts 1-10 and 14 are inscribed on a central rock in the compound, as well as Separate Edicts 1&2. This configuration is similar to that of the nearby Dhauli Edicts of Ashoka (250 km to the northeast).
Detailed explanation-2: -Also known as the Bhabru Edict. Ashoka claims “great is my reverence and faith in the Buddha, the Dharma (and) the Samgha", and makes a list of recommended Buddhist scriptures that Buddhist monks as well as the laity should repeatedly study.
Detailed explanation-3: -The thirteenth rock edict which was issued at the end of the Kalinga war gives a vivid picture of the change of Ashoka from an aggressive and violent warrior to a great lover and preacher of peace. The direct and immediate effect of the Kalinga war was the conversion of Ashoka to Buddhism.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rock Edict XIII or 13 is the major one. The accounts of Kalinga war was depicted in rock edict 13.