write a short note on war 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 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. Wikipedia
Start date: 262 BC
Territorial changes: Kalinga annexed by Maurya Empire
Location: Kalinga
Result: Maurya Compromise settlement
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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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