HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He watched Stranger Things.
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He married a Buddhist.
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He saw a very brutal and bloody battle.
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He discovered old age and illness.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Battle of Kalinga was fought between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and the feudal state of Kalinga, present day Odisha. It was one of the largest and bloodiest battles in Indian history. Ashoka saw the battlefield filled with blood. He was immersed in grief seeing the horrifying state of Kalinga all over.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was after the Kalinga war which caused the death and devastation of many people that Ashoka adopted Buddhism. Therefore, the Kalinga war was the turning point in Asoka’s life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Upset with his violent conquests that killed hundreds of thousands, the Indian king Ashoka embraced Buddhism and treated his subjects humanely. Emperor Ashoka is credited with remaking the Mauyran Dynasty from a war machine into a society of tolerance and nonviolence, based on Buddhism.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ashoka saw the wounded and dying soldiers and the widows and orphans and the misery and sufferings that war had brought to the people. This caused Ashoka much grief and remorse: So, he decided that he would not fight any more wars in future.
Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is option 2. The battle of Kalinga was fought between King Ashoka and King Chaitraj of Kalinga in 261 to 262 BC. And this battle was fought on the banks of river Daya, 8 km south of Orissa capital Bhubaneswar.