How did kalinga war brought about a change in ashoka's attitude towards war?
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When ashoka become the king kalinga was not part of mauryan empire. He decided to conquer kalinga . He invaded kalinga and conquered it but both the armies suffered from heavy losses. According to ashoka,100000 people are killed in this war and 150000 were taken prisoners.
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Kingdom of Kalinga had a powerful army. Althrough Kalingas were crushed, Ashoka could never forget the hauners of the battle. Thousands of people from both sides were killed in this war . This victory over Kalinga did not bring him any joy. Eventually, this war brought a complete change in Ashoka’s life. He gave up the war and become follower of Buddha. He spent rest of his life in the service of people. He came to be called as ‘Devanampriya’ meaning ‘the beloved of gods’
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