Imagine you are emperor Ashoka. In about 5-10 lines describe your emotions when you saw the battlefield of kalinga
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The Kalinga War was fought in what is now India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and King Raja Anantha (some historians opined the king name was Suratha) of the state of Kalinga, an independent feudal kingdom located on the east coast, in the present-day state of Odisha and north parts of Andhra Pradesh. The Kalinga War included one of the largest and bloodiest battles in Indian history. Kalinga did not have a king as it was culturally run without any.
The Kalinga War was fought in what is now India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and King Raja Anantha (some historians opined the king name was Suratha) of the state of Kalinga, an independent feudal kingdom located on the east coast, in the present-day state of Odisha and north parts of Andhra Pradesh. The Kalinga War included one of the largest and bloodiest battles in Indian history. Kalinga did not have a king as it was culturally run without any.This is the only major war Ashoka fought after his accession to the throne. In fact this war marks the close of empire building and military conquests of ancient India that began with Maurya king Bindusara. The bloodshed of this war is said to have prompted Ashoka to adopt Buddhism.