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Ashoka converted to which religion after the Kalinga war?

  1. A
    Jainism
  2. B
    Buddhism
  3. C
    Christianity
  4. D
    Judaism

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Following the immense bloodshed and suffering caused by the Kalinga War (c. 261 BCE), Maurya Emperor Ashoka renounced armed conquest and embraced Buddhism under the guidance of the Buddhist monk Upagupta.

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Ashoka converted to which religion after the Kalinga war?
A
Jainism
B
Buddhism
C
Christianity
D
Judaism

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