In which of the following Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka is the Kalinga war mentioned?

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1. Major Rock Edict $XIII$ explicitly describes the conquest of Kalinga and Ashoka's remorse: it begins with phrases like “Beloved-of-the-Gods King Piyadasi conquered the Kalingas…” and recounts the suffering caused by the war.

2. This edict is famous for expressing Ashoka's moral reaction to the Kalinga war and his turn to dharma (policy of non-violence and welfare), which is not found in Edicts X, XI or XII.

3. Therefore the Kalinga war is mentioned in Major Rock Edict $XIII$.

FINAL_ANSWER: c

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