What was the history of Kalinga War ?
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For 40 long years, Ashoka the Great led the Mauryan Empire through peace, harmony, humanity, love, non-violence and prosperity.
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The Battle of Kalinga was one of the bloodiest battles ever fought in Indian subcontinent. So devastating were the consequences of this battle that the ruthless Mauryan Emporer Ashoka eventually walked the path of peace and adopted Buddhism.
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He later ruled the vast Mauryan Empire for 40 years with harmony, peace and prosperity. These 40 years of peaceful reign earned him the title ‘Ashoka the Great’.
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After Ashoka's death in 232 BC, the Mauryan dynasty came to an end and the Mauryan Empire dissolved.
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Here are 20 interesting facts about the Battle of Kalinga:
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The Kalinga War is indeed one of the most remarkable and memorable battles in Indian history. It has no equals in terms of intensity among all the bloody and violent wars fought in Indian History.
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1. It was the bloodiest and the most infamous war ever fought between State of Kalinga (present-day Odisha) and Mauryan Empire.
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2. The war was fought in 261 B.C. and was won by the Mauryan Dynasty.
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3. The Mauryan army was led by Emperor Ashoka while the Kalinga army was led by Raja Anantha Padmanabhan.
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4. The Battle of Kalinga began in 8th year of Ashoka’s rule. Before the battle started, Ashoka sent a letter to King of Kalinga or Kalingaraj where Ashoka asked for complete submission of Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire. This was refused by Kalingaraj.
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5. Ashoka’s grandfather, Emperor Chandragupta Maurya tried to conquer Kalinga once but was unsuccessful.
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6. Emperor Bindusara, father of Emperor Ashoka, was in a process of territorial expansion but the independent feudal republic of Kalinga was a major hindrance both politically and economically.
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7. Emperor Bindusara also made attempts to conquer Kalinga but was defeated.
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8. After death of Emperor Bindusara, Emperor Ashoka took a complete charge to annex the State of Kalinga.
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9. When Raja Anantha Padmanabhan declined the proposal of complete submission to Mauryan Empire, Emperor Ashoka led an enormous army to Kalinga.
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10. The Battle of Kalinga was the only battle in which Emperor Ashoka was present physically.
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11. The battle was fought on Dhauli hill and later the whole State of Kalinga was turned into a bloody battlefield.
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12. The battle was fierce and claimed the lives of 150,000 warriors of Kalinga and 100,000 Mauryan warriors.
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13. It is being said that the battle was so fierce that in aftermath of the battle, Daya River flowing next to the battlefield turned completely red because of the bloodshed.
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14. Several thousands of men and women of Kalinga were deported.
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15. Emperor Ashoka did win the Battle of Kalinga and the State of Kalinga was eventually annexed by Mauryan Empire but the sheer number of lives lost.
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2. The war was fought in 261 B.C. and was won by the Mauryan Dynasty.
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the sight of hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded scattered all other the battlefield filled Emperor Ashoka’s heart with remorse and grief.
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3. The Mauryan army was led by Emperor Ashoka while the Kalinga army was led by Raja Anantha Padmanabhan.
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16. It is said in oral history that one woman of Kalinga came to Ashoka after the war and said that the battle took away her husband, father and son from her and she has nothing to live for.
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