⚔ Battle · ★ Major
Kalinga War
c. 261 BCE – present · 📍 Dhauli, Kalinga
Ashoka's conquest of Kalinga and turn to Dhamma.
What it led to: Kalinga was annexed and Ashoka renounced war for Dhamma.
Where it happened.
Meanwhile (within 10 years)
- c. 268 BCE Ashoka's accession · Mauryan Empire
- c. 257 BCE Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts inscribed · Mauryan Empire
Alive at the time
Mahinda (Thera)
active c. 250 BCE
Ashoka's son who took Buddhism to Sri Lanka
Sanghamittaactive c. 240 BCE
Brought a sapling of the Bodhi tree to Sri Lanka
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🗂 Era 1
- Ancient IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- Mauryan EmpireBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 1
- Anuradhapura Kingdom 437 BCE – 1017Existed at the same time (136 years)
👑 Rulers 6
- Chandragupta Maurya 321–297 BCERuled it
- Bindusara 297–273 BCERuled it
- Ashoka 268–232 BCERuled it
- Dasharatha 232–224 BCERuled it
- Samprati 224–215 BCERuled it
- Brihadratha 187–185 BCERuled it
👤 People 2
- Chanakya (Kautilya) active c. 320 BCELived under it
- Megasthenes active c. 300 BCELived under it
⚔ Events 6
- Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nandas c. 321 BCEHappened in it
- Kalinga War c. 261 BCEHappened in it
- Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts inscribed c. 257 BCEHappened in it
- Chandragupta takes the northwest from Alexander's satraps c. 317 BCEHappened in it
- Seleucid-Mauryan treaty c. 303 BCEHappened in it
- Megasthenes at Pataliputra writes the Indica c. 302 BCEHappened in it
📍 Places & sites 5
- Dhauli Rock Edicts c. 260 BCEA place of this polity
- Girnar Rock Edicts c. 257 BCEA place of this polity
- Kalsi Rock Edict c. 257 BCEA place of this polity
- Sanchi Stupa c. 250 BCEA place of this polity
- Sarnath c. 250 BCEA place of this polity
🔧 Technology 2
- Brahmi: Ashoka's inscriptions 3rd century BCEMade or discovered in this time
- Wootz steel Ancient and medieval periodsMade or discovered in this time
📄 Research 3
- Aśoka and Buddhism Romila Thapar · 1960Research on this topic
- The Basis of Ancient Indian History (I) D. D. Kosambi · 1955Research on this topic
- The Image of the Barbarian in Early India Romila Thapar · 1971Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- India's Ancient Past R. S. SharmaRecommended reading
- A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India Upinder SinghRecommended reading