A group of 16 historians came together to discuss various aspects of the war that was fought around 261 BCE between the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka and the independent kingdom of Kalinga (Odisha).

While Ashoka regrets his brutality after his successful conquest of Kalinga, the Pandava brothers of the Mahabharata ...

An edict is an announcement of a law, often associated with monarchs,” the historian said.Dasmohapatra also claimed that the rock edicts of Ashoka in Dhauli and Jaugard in Odisha don’t contain ...

The present historical and archaeological evidences do not suggest that the Kalinga War and the related massacre had taken place in Odisha, said Sri Lankan writer Daya Dissanayake, who has ...

Ashokan edicts are cited as a rare example of a king showing remorse over the massacre in the Kalinga War. In all probability, this brutal assault was meant to gain access to iron mines and sea ports.

Maintained by Kalinga Nippon Buddha Sangha, the stupa, situated on top of a hill, remembers how Ashoka, dejected by the bloodshed of in the Kalinga War decided to renounce violence.

Ashoka tells us – and there is no reason to disbelieve him – that the Kalinga war was a life-transforming experience.

Introduction Ashoka symbolizes one of India's great ages. After years of brutal rule and the bloody Battle of Kalinga, Ashoka felt tremendous regret for the violence he wrought upon his enemies.

Ashoka Vardhana, the third Mauryan emperor (the first great unified empire of India), has gone down in history for converting to Buddhism after witnessing the massacres resulting from the campaign he ...

The Kalinga (historical name of Odisha) war was fought in 265 BC in which Emperor Ashoka defeated the Kalinga king and the kingdom was annexed to the Mauryan empire.