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- in 261 BCE...
- yes sir
- yes sir
- I am Ashoka, the Ruler of India and I want to conquer the land of Kalinga and expand the Mauryan empire
- yes sir
- yes sir
- My fellows friends, in order to win this battle, we must act as one and fight with our hardest
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- 150,000 deaths later...
- we won...but at what cost-what do we gain from this-
- Buddhism...I have been enlightened by that religion and will now convert to it
- After the war, Ashoka felt immense sorrow and remorse for the deaths that war has caused
- all these deaths...I must establish peace in the empire through Buddhism to prevent this from happening again
- After the war, Ashoka converted to Buddhism in order to establish peace and continued to maintain his empire in nonviolent ways
- people of my empire, I invite you to take part in me in following Buddhism. If not, then continue in following in your religion as no discrimination shall be allowed
- From there on, during Ashoka's time, his people lived without violence and his empire was maintained through peace
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