The story we have been told is Ashoka the great Emperor invaded a tiny kingdom Kalinga. But the people of Kalinga were not ready to surrender either. So the Kalinga war happened which resulted in the death of 1,00,000 people which is a huge number of population 2000 years back. So Ashoka felt really guilty and converted to Buddhism and practiced nonviolence for the rest of his life. How great he was, How he converted to Buddhism after witnessing the cruelty of Kalinga war. What if I tell you itandrsquo;s all A BIG LIE? In the year 262 BC, there was a terrible war of Kalinga in Dhaulagiri hills, in this war about 1 lakh people were killed and 1.5 lakh people were taken captive, this war was so fierce that the heart of Maurya Emperor Ashoka, who won the war, melted and he Gave up weapons, so much so that he changed his religion and never took up weapons again, We have been hearing this story since childhood, we have always been told that Ashoka was a great king, but is it true? Was Ashoka really that great? Or was there something else behind his Dhamma policy? In today's video, we will learn about the history of Ashoka Hashtags: #Ashoka #Documentary #India #ashoka #ashokathegreat #mauryaempire #buddhism #kalingawar #ancientindia #indianhistory #mauryadynasty