Early in his life, he's viewed as a potentially cruel figure killing many of his brothers in order to come to power. And he is set on conquering the kingdom of Kalinga. So in 262, 261, he has a significant war and he's able to successfully conquer the kingdom of Kalinga which is this area right over here. Now, that ends up, according to historical records and really Ashoka's own accounts, ends up becoming a significant turning point in the life of Ashoka and potentially in the life of India or the world. Because here are his direct accounts of his feelings about what happened in Kalinga. And we get this account from what are known as Ashoka Edicts. As the Maurya Empire expanded under Ashoka and had peace and prosperity, he put his edicts throughout the empire on what are often known as Ashoka Pillars where he wrote his beliefs and the things that he did.