Does 'To control land and sea routes to the south, the Mauryas still needed to conquer the eastern kingdom of Kalinga (modern Orissa).' provide a contradiction to the established premise 'The Mauryas needed to conger Kalinga to secure sea and land routes.'
To control land and sea routes to the south, the Mauryas still needed to conquer the eastern kingdom of Kalinga (modern Orissa).###The Mauryas needed to conger Kalinga to secure sea and land routes.