After his father's death Ashoka sat on the strone of Magadha. Ashoka was one of the greatest kings of India. He was brave, intelligent and a kind hearted king. He wanted to extend his empire. He invaded Kalinga (modern Orissa) with a large army. He defeated Kalinga's army but he was deeply moved by seeing the massacre of more than 1 lakh soldiers. Not only soldiers many innocent people were killed and wounded. Ashoka returned back to Patliputra, the capital of Magadha. He decided not to invade on any other country. He accepted Buddhism and preached non-voilence.
He decided not to fight any battle after his first victory because

Options

A. he was afraid that he would be killed in the battle field
B. he was not knowing the different war skills
C. he could not bear the killing of soldiers and innocent people.
D. he was unintelligent and coward

Answer

C