Question

What was the impact of the Kalinga war on Ashok?
(A) He became a more aggressive ruler
(B) He became a cruel king
(C) He conquered more territories
(D) He gave up bloodshed and violence

Answer 1

Hint The war brought great pain to the Brahmin monks and monks, which in turn brought great grief and regret to Ashoka. Therefore, he abandoned the policy of sports occupation in favor of cultural conquest.

Complete step by step answer
Conquest of Kalinga: Although Ashoka was very bloodthirsty at the beginning of his reign, he became a follower of the Buddha after conquering Kalinga on the east coast of India in the present state of Odisha and North Coast Andhra Pradesh. Kalinga is a country proud of its sovereignty and democracy. With the parliamentary democracy of its monarchy, this is an exception in the ancient Bharata where the Raj dharma concept exists. Raj dharma means the responsibility of the ruler, and the concepts of bravery and dharma are inherently intertwined. The Kalinga War occurred eight years after the coronation.
From Asoka’s 13th inscription, we know that this battle was a large-scale battle that killed more than 100,000 soldiers and many civilians in the uprising. More than 150,000 people were deported. After the conquest, when he walked on the land of Kalinga, he was delighted with his victory. He was moved by the corpses scattered there and the wailing of the dead.

So option B is correct

Note Although Ashoka was very bloodthirsty at the beginning of his reign, he became a follower of the Buddha after he conquered Kalinga. According to the contemporary text, "E-Order of Ashoka", Ashoka converted according to Buddhism, because he "due to the conquest of Kalinga, because during the conquest of a country that had not been conquered before, slaughter, death and taking away of people were bound to occur Captive."