Edicts of Ashoka
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The following is an overview of Edicts of Ashoka,[1] and where they are located. The translating of these pillars was a turning point in history. They changed beliefs and understanding. It turned assumptions into facts.
Pillar Edicts (set of 7)
- Kandahar, Afghanistan (fragments of Pillar Edicts VII)
- Delhi-Meerut, Delhi ridge, Delhi (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI; moved from Meerut to Delhi by Feroz Shah)
- Delhi-Topra, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII; moved from Topra to Delhi by Feroz Shah)
- Lauriya-Nandangarh, Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)
- Sarnath, near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (Pillar Inscription, Schism Edict)
- Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (originally located at Kausambi and probable moved to Allahabad by Jahangir; Pillar Edicts I-VI, Queen's Edict, Schism Edict)
- Sanchi, near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (Schism Edict)
Minor Pillar Inscriptions
- Lumbini (Rummindei), Rupandehi district, Nepal (the upper part broke off when struck by lightning; the original horse capital mentioned by Xuanzang is missing)
- Nigali-Sagar (or Nigliva), near Lumbini, Rupandehi district, Nepal (originally near the Buddha Konakarnana stupa)
Major Rock Edicts (set of 14)
- Kandahar Greek Inscription (portions of Rock Edicts 12 and 13in Greek) and Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription (bilingual Greek-Aramaic), in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- Shahbazgarhi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (in Kharosthi script)
- Mansehra Rock Edicts, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan (in Kharosthi script)
- Kalasi, near Chakrata, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand
- Sopara, Thane district, Maharashtra (fragments Rock Edicts 8 and 9)
- Dhauli, near Bhubaneswar, Orissa (includes Kalinga Edict, excludes Rock Edicts 11-13)
- Sannati, Gulbarga district, Karnataka (separate Rock Edicts 1 and 2, fragments Rock Edicts 13 and 14)
- Yerragudi, near Gooty, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh (Major Rock Edicts and Minor Rock Edict)
Ashoka's Minor Rock Edicts
- Kandahar, Afghanistan
- Lampaka, Afghanistan
- Bahapur, Delhi
- Bairat, near Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Bhabru, second hill at Bairat, Rajasthan
- Gujarra, near Jhansi, Datia district, Madhya Pradesh
- Rupnath, on the Kaimur Hills near Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Panguraria, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh
- Sohgaura, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh
- Sahasram, Rohtas district, Bihar
- Barabar Caves, Bihar (donatory inscriptions to the Ājīvika sect)
- Mahasthan, Bogra district, Bangladesh
- Rajula-Mandagiri, near Pattikonda, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh
- Palkigundu and Gavimath, Koppal district, Karnataka
- Suvarnagiri (Kanakagiri), Koppal district, Karnataka
- Brahmagiri, Chitradurga district, Karnataka
- Jatinga Rameshwara, near Brahmagiri, Karnataka
- Siddapur, near Brahmagiri, Karnataka
- Maski, Raichur district, Karnataka
- Nittur, Bellary district, Karnataka
- Udegolam, Bellary district, Karnataka
References
- ↑ Keay, John (2000). India, a History. New York, United States: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-638784-5.
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