Rock Edict XIII
ParaphraseAfter the conquest of Kalinga, the Beloved of the Gods felt deep remorse: a hundred thousand slain and many more deported. He now considers the conquest by dhamma to be the best conquest.
The Edicts of Ashoka
Ashoka · c. 260 BCE
The conqueror who renounced conquest, carved in stone.
Inscriptions across the Maurya Empire.
Inscriptions across the Maurya Empire.
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