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.
The word 'innocent' means

Options

A. free from guilty
B. cruel
C. indisciplined
D. coward

Answer

A