Kalinga War

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:war
gptkbp:aftermath Ashoka promoted Dhamma (Buddhist principles)
Ashoka renounced violence
gptkbp:casualties high (estimated 100,000 killed, 150,000 deported)
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Kalinga
gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ashoka
unknown (Kalinga side)
gptkbp:date c. 262–261 BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kalinga War
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kalinga_(present-day_Odisha,_India)
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Ashoka's_edicts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ashoka
gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkbp:result Mauryan victory
gptkbp:significance major turning point in Indian history
led to Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kalinga
gptkb:Ashoka
gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5