List of edicts of Ashoka

List of the Edicts of Ashoka
Created3rd century BCE
Present locationIndia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh
Location of the Minor Rock Edicts (Edicts 1, 2 & 3)
Other inscriptions often classified as Minor Rock Edicts
Location of the Major Rock Edicts
Location of the Minor Pillar Edicts
Original location of the Major Pillar Edicts
Capital cities

The following is an overview of Edicts of Ashoka,[1] and where they are located.

Minor Rock Edict

Main article: Minor Rock Edicts

Minor Pillar Edicts

Main article: Minor Pillar Edicts
  • 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)
  • Sarnath, near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (Pillar Inscription, Schism Edict)
  • Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (originally located at Kausambi and probably moved to Allahabad by Jahangir; Pillar Edicts I-VI, Queen's Edict, Schism Edict)
  • Sanchi, near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (Schism Edict)

Major Rock Edicts (set of 14)

Main article: Major Rock Edicts

Major Pillar Edicts (set of 7)

Main article: Major Pillar Edicts

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Keay 2000

References

  • Keay, John (2000). India, a History. New York, United States: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-638784-5.

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