The king of Kalinga country was against Asoka. His name has not been mentioned in history.
Before Ashoka's conquest, the king of Kalinga was known as King Dhrupad (or sometimes identified as the ruler of Kalinga during that period). The region was known for its wealth and strategic importance, and its resistance against Ashoka's forces was significant enough to lead to a transformative change in his approach to governance after the war. The Kalinga War, fought around 261 BCE, was a pivotal moment that influenced Ashoka's subsequent embrace of Buddhism and non-violence.
After the Kalinga war, Ashoka converted to Buddhism because he didn't like seeing so much bloodshed.
He felt remorse and guilty after seeing the devastation and the bloodshed the Kalinga war had created.
Ashoka attacked Kalinga because it was his fathers (Bindusara's) dream to conquer Kalinga. Also Ashokas empire had conquered all ports in India except the one in Kalinga so Ashoka wanted to conquer that port too.
Hinduism was his original religion but after the great war of Kaniskh he felt very sorry for the loss of nearly 100000 lives, and then he converted to Buddhism.
It depends on which king of Kaling you are referring to, but the king of Kalinga during the Kalinga War was Raja Anahatha padmanabhan.
padma
King Ashoka was involved in Kalinga war-the main war of his reign.
The Great King Ashoka was in deep sorrows after 1000 people was killed by him In kaling's war,so after this war he decided to join the Bodh's religion,and he had send his son and And Daughter in diffrent country like Shri lanka and japan for spreding the Bodh's dharam
guru of Ashoka in war skills is Acharya VedaVikarama, he was aasthana guru of Magadha kingdom.
guru of Ashoka in war skills is Acharya VedaVikarama, he was aasthana guru of Magadha kingdom.
Before Ashoka's conquest, the king of Kalinga was known as King Dhrupad (or sometimes identified as the ruler of Kalinga during that period). The region was known for its wealth and strategic importance, and its resistance against Ashoka's forces was significant enough to lead to a transformative change in his approach to governance after the war. The Kalinga War, fought around 261 BCE, was a pivotal moment that influenced Ashoka's subsequent embrace of Buddhism and non-violence.
After the Kalinga war, Ashoka converted to Buddhism because he didn't like seeing so much bloodshed.
Buddhism.
Ashoka the Great was a great Mauryan emperor. Though he won the war, he thought about the damage and loss of life. He was much saddened and vowed not to wage war again. In Buddhism, Ashoka was the symbol of nonviolence.
kalinga
"kalingaraj" the war was took place in 261 b.C