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Background: Following the Battle of Kalinga, Asoka surveyed the cost of war and had the message below inscribed on a rock pillar found in his kingdom.
"When an unconquered country is conquered, slaughter, death, and deportation of people [are taking place] there. Thus arose His Sacred Majesty's Remorse for having conquered the Kalingas...."
Source: 13th Rock Edict from Asoka’s Kingdom. Circa 250 BC.
Remorse- deep regret for something

Is this a primary or secondary source?



What information from the source proves your answer to #1?



What was Asoka’s point of view of war following the Battle of Kalinga?



What information in the text supports your answer to #3?



If you were an historian researching life for conquered people under Asoka, would you consider this a credible source? Why or why not?



What other sources would be helpful to determine what life was like for conquered people under Asoka? Why?

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The text is a primary source and gives a cursory information of what happened wit Ashoka and Kalinga.

Step-by-step explanation:

1 Any primary source is one that has come down to us intact and Ashoka's edicts are one of the few that have.

This edict says that Ashoka was remorseful about the death of many people in Kalinga when he conquered that country.

2 This and many other secondary sources have suggested that this indeed was a terrible war and Ashoka did win it , but at a terrible cost of men from his side and a complete slaughter of the natives.

3 This incident had him change his mind about warfare and he would eventually take up Buddhism too.

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