The Kalinga War Hostile_encounter ( ended Process_end ) was fought Hostile_encounter in what is now India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and King of Raja Anantha of the state of Kalinga , an independent feudal kingdom located on the east coast , in the present-day state Statement of Odisha and north of Andhra Pradesh .

This is the only major war Hostile_encounter Ashoka fought Hostile_encounter after his accession to the throne .

The bloodshed of this war Hostile_encounter is said Communication to have prompted Causation Ashoka to adopt Choosing Buddhism .