Metamorphosis Of A King
Metamorphosis Of A King


The Whole of India was his!
Except...
Kalinga and small parts of South India.
The King eyed Kalinga
Determined to leave no tables unturned
To master it.
His might and foresight
Helped him defeat his numerous siblings and
Ascend the Throne of the Great Mauryas.
Never averse to battle and bloodshed
He set out
With determination and plunder in mind.
One of the most famous battles in History
Was won by the King with Brutal Strength!
But war is never the end of a story?!!
Million plus Kalinga warriors
Lay dead in the Battlefield
Along with a million of the King’s own Warriors.
T
he river nearby flowed Red
With the blood
Of the two warring sides
The war was won,
But the loss was immense...
Greater than the Egoistic joy of Victory!
The King remained
Alone in the battlefield
Remorse and piety slowly entering his heart?
A new word entered
The King’s Lexicography and Life
Ahimsa!
Ahima says "Thou shall Not
Take the route of Violence,
But follow the path of Dharma"
Then followed...
A long Era of Peace, Prosperity and
Propagation of the new Faith/Order
The Annals of History
And other Great men who followed the King
Recognize him as Ashoka the Great!