Question

Write few lines of kalinga

Answer 1

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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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Answer 2

Kalinga was an important kingdom because it controlled the trade routes with Southeast Asia. Therefore he lead his huge army to Kalinga in 262 BC. According to Megasthenes, the Greek historian at the court of Chandragupta Maurya, the ruler of Kalinga had a powerful army comprising infantry, cavalry and elephants.

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