Question 17
EasyOriginal questionWhich war is said to have turned Ashoka towards Buddhism?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
The conquest of Kalinga, in what is now Odisha, was followed by Ashoka's turn to Buddhism and to his policy of dhamma.
Hydaspes was fought between Alexander and Porus, before the Mauryas.
Kurukshetra belongs to the Mahabharata, and Talikota to the sixteenth century and the fall of Vijayanagara.
Worth noting
Three of the four options are real battles from three different eras. Only Kalinga is Mauryan.
- Concept
- Ashoka and the Kalinga war
- Typical timeTypical
- 30 s
- Your timeYours
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