Aśoka made a promise to not go to war anymore. Why would Aśoka need a standing army if he would not go to war? Choose three correct answers.to keep the peaceto honor the past emperorsto run the bureaucratic systemto protect the land from invasionsto protect trade routes from thieves

Even after promising not to wage war, Aśoka still needed an army to maintain peace within the empire, defend the land against invasions, and protect trade routes from thieves. Honoring past emperors and running the bureaucracy were not military purposes.

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