Who did king Ashoka fight at the Battle of Kalinga and why is history so obscure about it?

Who did king Ashoka fight at the Battle of Kalinga and why is history so obscure about it? It is time to unearth the facts and counter the lies which we have been taught in our schools for generations. To answer your first question, I too went through many articles and found the link mentioned below which “probably” could be the answer What is the name of the king who fought King Ashoka in the kalinga war? Yes most of Indian history is obscure because it has been manipulated by the people who came to power post Independence. Our history text books tell a lot about Mughal Rule, British Colonization, and Freedom Movements. We little know about our mighty Empires. With respect to Ashoka, whatever is mentioned in our history books is a Lie. I come from the place where this(Kalinga) Empire flourished. If you compare the conventional story of King Ashoka with that of inscription mentioned in Dhauli Hill in Bhubaneswar, it gives you an entire different perspective. He feels sorry but he warns the rest people of Kalinga that they would suffer the same consequence,if not from him then from his successors, if they do not obey him. In Fact, Ashoka was already a Buddhist before he invaded Kalinga. There was a political reason why he embraced Buddhism. There is a book named Ashokavadana which gives details of how Ashoka’s only motive was to spread Buddhism. In addition to your question I’d say though Ashoka was successful in invading Kalinga, Kalinga became free a generation later and there is evidence to support it. We are taught about a King named Kharavela, in Odia Literature, who was a powerful king of Kalinga Empire, who pioneered in South East Asian Trade, who ruled the entire central part of India. His inscription can be found in Hathigumpha which is in Bhubaneswar. The inscription, though, is in Kalinga script made the following rough translation (Source is from “The Ocean Of Churn” by Sanjeev Sanyal) I went to Pataliputra, took back the Jain idols which were taken from us and made the Mauryan ruler to kneel. If you happen to go to Bhubaneswar, and visit Hathigumpha, you would see how interestingly the inscription of King Kharavela is placed. One would see the Dhauli hills in front of The Hathigumpha caves. In the metaphorical sense King Kharavela is expressing his vengeance to the King Ashoka. Finally this is the gist I could give you. I’m sure this can spring up a lot of questions. My sources are The Ocean of Churn and Ashokavadana 45.8K views View 178 upvotes View 2 shares