Explain the following Statement with reasons:

Ashoka’s victory at Kalinga proved to be a turning point in history as well as the life of Ashoka.

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  • There was a great loss of human life in this (Kalinga)war. Ashoka became victorious. 
  • The destruction caused due to the Kalinga war brought about a great change in the mind of Ashoka. 
  • His mind got diverted towards the nonviolent, peaceful Buddhist religion. 
  • The desire of Digvijaya was replaced by Dharma Vijaya (Dhamma Vijaya). 
  • His career proved to be important because of the religious ideals propagated by him and the creation of a mechanism to until it in people’s life.

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