Multiple choice general knowledge culture

Who was the Indian king, who after winning a great battle renounced war ?

  1. Emund hillary

  2. Rakesh Sharma

  3. Ashoka

  4. B.R.Ambedkar
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Explanation

Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan dynasty renounced war after the bloody Kalinga War (around 260 BCE), which caused massive suffering. This transformation led him to embrace Buddhism and non-violence. Edmund Hillary and Rakesh Sharma were climbers/astronauts, while B.R. Ambedkar was a social reformer.

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