Multiple choice

Ashoka the Great, conquered Kalinga in

  1. 216 B.C.

  2. 285 B.C.

  3. 225 B.C.

  4. 261 B.C.
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Explanation

Ashoka the Great conquered the kingdom of Kalinga in the eighth year of his reign, which corresponds to approximately 261 B.C. This event is famously recorded in his Major Rock Edict XIII.

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