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  1. In which Rock Edict Ashoka mentions about the casualities of Kalinga War and declares the renunciation of war ?
    1. Maski Edict
    2. Rock Edict XIII
    3. Rock Edict XI
    4. Rock Edict X
Correct Option: B

Rock Edict XIII and Minor Rock Edict I states that the human sufferings and mass killings due to the Kalinga War prompted Ashoka to take Buddhist religion and to adopt the path of ‘Dhamma Vijaya’ (win through religion) and ‘Ahimsa’ (non-violence).


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