write history of ashoka in kalinga war.

Dear Student,

Given are highlights of the Kalinga War.

• Ashoka, the son of the Mauryan emperor Bindusara and the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, ascended the throne of Magadha  and he set out to expand his empire. 
• Dear Students target was Kalinga (now in Orissa). He sent out a message to Kalinga  ruler asking for his submission. But he refused to submit his kingdom to Mauryan empire. 
• As a result Ashoka lead a huge army against Kalinga in 261 B.C.
• The people of Kalinga offered a great resistance to the Mauryan army. It turned the whole of Kalinga into a battlefield. 
• But despite the resistance victory ultimately rested with Ashoka. 
• The war presented a horrible sight., Ashoka witnessed that the whole terrain was covered with the corpses of soldiers, soldiers groaning in pain, scavenging birds feasting on their dead bodies, orphaned children mourning  and widows looked despaired.  It overwhelmed Ashoka and changed his heart. He realized the futility of his victory.
• In the following years, Ashoka gave up violence and deviated towards Buddhism.