14. Conquest of Kalinga proved to be a
turning point in the life of King Ashoka.
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The ideology of Buddhism guided Ashoka’s state policy at home and abroad.
After his accession to the throne, Ashoka fought only one major war called the Kalinga war. According to him, 100,000 people were killed in the course of it, several lakhs died, and 150,000 were taken prisoners.
These numbers are exaggerated, because the number ‘a hundred thousand’ is used as a cliche in Ashokan inscriptions.
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Ashoka invaded Kalinga in 261 B.C. In Kalinga War, 100,000 people died, 150,000 were wounded and made prisoners of war. The sight of such a carnage and massacre of human lives, and the sufferings of the wounded made a deep impression on Ashoka's mind. ... Thus, the Kalinga War became a turning point in Ashoka's life
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