Q. Kalinga, the kingdom conquered by Ashoka in a bloody war, corresponds to which modern Indian state?

खूनी युद्ध में अशोक द्वारा जीता गया राज्य कलिंग किस आधुनिक भारतीय राज्य से मेल खाता है?

A
Bihar
बिहार
B
Odisha
ओडिशा
C
West Bengal
पश्चिम बंगाल
D
Andhra Pradesh
आंध्र प्रदेश

Explanation

The Kalinga War, fought around 261 BCE, was one of the bloodiest battles in Indian history. It was fought between the Mauryan Empire under Ashoka and the kingdom of Kalinga, which is present-day Odisha. The devastation led Ashoka to embrace Buddhism.

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