 Kalinga was the only kingdom which was not

under the Maurayan control.

 Kalinga was the feudal republic state now
known as Odisha.
 The king of kalinga was Raja Anantha
Padmanabhan during this time.
 Kalinga was an independent kingdom, which
had a flourishing trade.
 It was important becuase it controlled the
land and sea routes to south India and south-
east Asia.
 This was the reason why Ashoka fought a war
to conquer kalinga.
 Ashoka could not neglet the importance of
Kalinga for the Mauryan Empire.The vast
millitary strength,wealth and power of
kalinga were the main cuases of jealousy for
the Magadha Empire and so, Ashoka wanted
to re-establish the Magadh power in this
state. In the 12th year of Ashoka’s reigh, he
send a message to the ruler kalinga to
surrender his empire to the Maurya’s.
However, the ruler of kalinga refused to
submit to the Mauryan Empire. Thus,
followed a huge war between the two rulers
in 261 B.C.
 Ashoka conquered the kingdom named
kalinga.
 After seeing the violence and the bloodshed,
Ashoka decided to give up wars.
 Ashoka became a buddhist after seeing the
deaths and destruction caused by kalinga
war.
 Made by:
 SADHGI MEHTA