Note about the battle ofbkalinge
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The Kalinga War was a war fought between the Mauryan Empire and the state of Kalinga. Kalinga was an important kingdom because it controlled the trade routes with Southeast Asia. Because of this, Ashoka, the Mauryan king, wanted to capture it. Therefore he lead his huge army to Kalinga in 261 BC.
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The Kalinga War (ended c. 265 BCE)[1] was fought in ancient India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and 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 deadliest battles in Indian history.[6] Kalinga did not have a king as it was culturally run without any.[7]
Kalinga War
Date ended c. 265 BCE, in the 4th year of Ashoka's coronation of 268 BCE.[1]
Location
Kalinga, India
Result Maurya Compromise settlement
Territorial
changes Kalinga annexed by Mauryan Empire
Belligerents
Mauryan Empire
Kalinga
Commanders and leaders
Ashoka
Maha Padmanabha
Strength
Total 200,000
150,000 infantry,[2]
10,000 cavalry[3]
700 war elephants[2]
Casualties and losses
70,000
150,000 (figures by Ashoka)[4][5]
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.[8] The bloodshed of this war is said to have prompted Ashoka to adopt Buddhism with them.