Kalinga war took place in the year1. 261 BC2. 263 BC3. 232 BC4. 240 BC

1.	Kalinga war took place in the year1. 261 BC2. 263 BC3. 232 BC4. 240 BC
Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : 261 BC The correct answer is 261 BC. Kalinga war took place in the year 261 BC. Ashoka fought the Kalinga War in 261 BC in the 8th year of his coronation. The king was moved by the massacre in this war and, therefore, abandoned the policy of physical occupation in favour of the policy of cultural conquest. In other words, Bherighosa was replaced by Dhammaghosa. The XIII rock edict of Ashoka elaborates the Kalinga war. Ashoka (273 BC-232 BC): He was the greatest Mauryan ruler; Governor of Taxila and Ujjain previously. His rule extended to the whole of the sub-continent except the extreme south. It also included Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Kashmir, and the valleys of Nepal. According to Buddhist tradition, Ashoka usurped the throne after killing his 99 brothers and spared Tissa, the youngest one. Ashoka had himself formally crowned in 269 BC. Under Ashoka, the Mauryan Empire reached its climax. For the first time, the whole of the sub-continent, leaving out the extreme south, was under imperial control. He embraced Buddhism under Upagupta. He sent his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra to Ceylon as Buddhist missionaries with a sapling of original peepal tree. He inaugurated Dhamma Yatras from the 11th year of his reign by visiting Bodh Gaya; also appointed Dhamma Mahamatras.

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : 261 BC

The correct answer is 261 BC.

Ashoka fought the Kalinga War in 261 BC in the 8th year of his coronation.
The king was moved by the massacre in this war and, therefore, abandoned the policy of physical occupation in favour of the policy of cultural conquest.
- In other words, Bherighosa was replaced by Dhammaghosa.
The XIII rock edict of Ashoka elaborates the Kalinga war.

Ashoka (273 BC-232 BC):
- He was the greatest Mauryan ruler; Governor of Taxila and Ujjain previously. His rule extended to the whole of the sub-continent except the extreme south. It also included Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Kashmir, and the valleys of Nepal.
- According to Buddhist tradition, Ashoka usurped the throne after killing his 99 brothers and spared Tissa, the youngest one.
- Ashoka had himself formally crowned in 269 BC.
- Under Ashoka, the Mauryan Empire reached its climax. For the first time, the whole of the sub-continent, leaving out the extreme south, was under imperial control.
- He embraced Buddhism under Upagupta.
- He sent his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra to Ceylon as Buddhist missionaries with a sapling of original peepal tree.
- He inaugurated Dhamma Yatras from the 11th year of his reign by visiting Bodh Gaya; also appointed Dhamma Mahamatras.

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