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Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya Dynasty (304 - 232 BCE) is considered one of India's greatest emperors. It is believed that the Mauryan Empire during his reign stretched from modern-day Iran through almost the entirety of the Indian subcontinent. Ashoka is also credited to be the propagator of Buddhism - now the world's fourth-largest religion.
From time immemorial, our history books have been teaching us a 'lie' about the great emperor. We have always learnt that Ashoka renounced war and embraced Buddhism after the Kalinga War. However, it may not be true.
According to many texts, Ashoka invaded Kalinga in 260 BCE and slaughtered 100,000 inhabitants, deported 150,000 more, and left thousands of others to die of disease and famine. Afterwards, it is said, Ashoka walked across the battlefield and experienced a change of heart as he was looking upon the many lives he took.
Ashoka then gave up war and embraced Buddhism. He then embarked on a path of peace and ruled with justice and mercy. He gave up hunting and even slaughtering of animals for feasts. He started going on pilgrimage and became a vegetarian. "He made himself available to his subjects at all times, addressed what they considered wrongs, and upheld the laws which benefited all, not only the upper class and wealthy," reads an article. His earlier image as a cruel and ruthless king who found pleasure in personally torturing those who were sentenced to prison, vanished after embracing Buddhism.
However, author Sanjeev Sanyal's 2016's book 'The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History' tells a different story. Sanyal claimed that during his research he found out that Ashoka was a Buddhist even before he invaded Kalinga.