Multiple choice general knowledge history

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

  1. Emund hillary

  2. Rakesh Sharma

  3. Ashoka

  4. B.R ambedkak
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan dynasty won the Kalinga War (261 BCE) but was so horrified by the bloodshed and destruction that he renounced war and adopted Buddhism. He then embraced the policy of Dhamma and non-violence, becoming one of history's most famous examples of a ruler converting to pacifism after witnessing the horrors of conquest.

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