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Q.

Choose the given statement as true/false:


Kalinga was the ancient name of Bengal.


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a

True

b

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The above statement is false.
Kalinga is a historical Indian region. It is found in the Eastern Coastal Region, now known as Odisha, between the Mahanadi and Godavari Rivers. Ashoka fought a war to annex Kalinga, the ancient name for coastal Odisha. The people who lived here spoke either Odia or Telugu. The great emperor Ashoka and Mahapadmanbha fought the Kalinga war. It was a significant kingdom because it controlled trade routes to South-East Asia. To capture it, Ashoka, the Mauryan king, led his massive army to Kalinga in 262 B.C.
The correct statement is that Kalinga is a historical Indian region.
 
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