HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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After Ashoka defeated the kingdom of Kalinga, he..
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became a Buddhist and devoted his life to peaceful pursuits.
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Created the strongest national army in the history of India.
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Created a military academy that would train young Indians for battle.
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Built temples and spread the beliefs of Hinduism across all India.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Kalinga War was of colossal nature in which as many as 1, 00, 000 were killed and 1, 50, 000 were taken captives while as many as that number died as an aftermath of the war. Asoka was deeply moved by the terrible bloodshed caused by this war and was converted to Buddhism .
Detailed explanation-2: -Following the conquest of Kalinga, Ashoka ended the military expansion of the empire and began an era of more than 40 years of relative peace, harmony, and prosperity.
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