# Kalinga and remorse

From @ashoka's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@ashoka.md](/@ashoka.md)

His edicts describe remorse after the conquest of Kalinga and elevate moral conquest, though the scope of subsequent pacifism is debated.

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