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RRB Group D Indian History Timeline — practice questions

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The Mauryan Emperor ASHOKA embraced Buddhism after the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Mauryan Emperor ASHOKA embraced Buddhism after the:

  1. Battle of Hydaspes against Alexander
  2. Kalinga War (260 BCE)
  3. Battle of Magadha
  4. Defeat of the Nandas
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Correct answer: B. Kalinga War (260 BCE)

The Kalinga War (260 BCE) is famous for the bloodshed that horrified Ashoka and led him to embrace Buddhism. After Kalinga, Ashoka issued the famous rock and pillar edicts.

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