how Kalinga war became turning point in Ashoka life explain
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Ashoka Priyadarsi ascended the Magadhan throne as the new Maurya ruler in 273 B.C. Ashoka was anxious to distinguish himself as a conqueror. Ashoka was ascended to the throne in 273 B.C.. But he was coronated four years later and in the 9th year of his reign after coronation, he invaded Kalinga and conquered it.
Causes of Kalinga War
The Modern day Orissa and Ganjam was the Ancient Kalinga. The exact reason of invading Kalinga is not known. It is known that Kalinga was a part of Magadhan Empire during the time of the Nandas. Then what led Ashoka to re-conquer it.
Historians have divergent views while answering this question ‘What prompted Ashoka to invade Kalinga’.
According to Dr. H. C. Raychowdhury, Asoka attacked Kalinga because Kalinga had asserted its independence taking the opportunity of general revolt during the time of Bindusara’s rule.According to some historians, Kalinga had increased its military power from the time of Chandragupta to that of Asoka and Asoka could not ignore the complexity of the situation. Kalinga had a vast army and could be detrimental for the security of the Maurya Empire. It was also true that due to her commercial relation with Malay, Java and Ceylon Kalinga had enormous material prosperity. Possibly this had also provoked Asoka to invade Kalinga.According to Dr. R.S.Tripathy during that period of confusion that followed the overthrow of the Nandas, Kalinga declared independence. Chandragupta had no time to reconquer it and Bindusara had no intension for this. Moreover since its independence Kalinga became an arch enemy of Magadha and allied itself with Chola and Pandya countries of South against Magadha. Thus, Ashoka invaded Kalinga.
Causes of Kalinga War
The Modern day Orissa and Ganjam was the Ancient Kalinga. The exact reason of invading Kalinga is not known. It is known that Kalinga was a part of Magadhan Empire during the time of the Nandas. Then what led Ashoka to re-conquer it.
Historians have divergent views while answering this question ‘What prompted Ashoka to invade Kalinga’.
According to Dr. H. C. Raychowdhury, Asoka attacked Kalinga because Kalinga had asserted its independence taking the opportunity of general revolt during the time of Bindusara’s rule.According to some historians, Kalinga had increased its military power from the time of Chandragupta to that of Asoka and Asoka could not ignore the complexity of the situation. Kalinga had a vast army and could be detrimental for the security of the Maurya Empire. It was also true that due to her commercial relation with Malay, Java and Ceylon Kalinga had enormous material prosperity. Possibly this had also provoked Asoka to invade Kalinga.According to Dr. R.S.Tripathy during that period of confusion that followed the overthrow of the Nandas, Kalinga declared independence. Chandragupta had no time to reconquer it and Bindusara had no intension for this. Moreover since its independence Kalinga became an arch enemy of Magadha and allied itself with Chola and Pandya countries of South against Magadha. Thus, Ashoka invaded Kalinga.
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Answer: Kalinga (modern Odisha) was an independent state which was strategically located to control the routes to south India by land and sea. Ashoka followed the policy of Digvijaya (victory in all directions). He invaded Kalinga in 261 B.C. In the Kalinga War, more than 100,000 people died and 1,50,000 were injured. The sight of such a massacre and sufferings of the wounded made deep impression on Ashoka’s mind. He was very sad and he decided to devote the rest of his life to the spread of Dharma. Dharmavijaya became the goal of Ashoka’s life.
He became the first emperor in the history of the world to give up war after victory
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