Question

VII.
King Ashoka is known for doing good social works like work for non-
violence,openning of hospitals, welfare for men and animals etc. If you are given the
power of Ashoka for one day,what good works would you like to do. Write a
paragraph in your own words. (4 m)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ashoka waged a destructive war against the

state of Kalinga (modern Odisha),[7] which he

conquered in about 260 BCE.[8] According to

an interpretation of his Edicts, he converted to

Buddhism[7] after witnessing the mass deaths

of the Kalinga War, which he had waged out

of a desire for conquest and which reportedly

directly resulted in more than 100,000

deaths and 150,000 deportations.[9] He is

remembered for the Ashoka pillars and edicts,

for sending Buddhist monks to Sri Lanka and

Central Asia, and for establishing monuments

marking several significant sites in the life of

Gautama Buddha.