Question : Who among the following Mauryan kings turned to Buddhism and its tenet of nonviolence after the Kalinga war?
Option 1: Chandragupta Maurya
Option 2: Bindusara
Option 3: Ashoka
Option 4: Dasharatha
Correct Answer: Ashoka
Solution : The correct answer is Ashoka .
The last significant ruler of India's Mauryan dynasty was Ashoka. Following his victorious conquest of the Kalinga, he turned to Buddhism, gave up violent conquest and embraced a strategy he called "conquer by dharma," realising the carnage of the conflict.
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