HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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How did Asoka treat the people of Kalinga during his conquest?
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He treated them well, like the other people in the Mauryan Empire.
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His armies killed 100, 000 Kalingans in battle. Another 100, 000 died from disease and hunger during and after the invasion. And 150, 000 were forced to leave Kalinga after the invasion.
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While his army killed 200, 000 Kalingans in battle, he treated innocent civilians well and provided them with food and medicine.
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He killed them all in battle.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ashoka’s response to the Kalinga War is recorded in the Edicts of Ashoka. The Kalinga War prompted Ashoka, already a non-engaged Buddhist, to devote the rest of his life to ahimsa (non-violence) and to dharma-Vijaya (victory through dharma).
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