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List of Edicts of Ashoka

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List of Edicts of Ashoka

The following is an overview of Edicts of Ashoka, 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.

Contents

Pillar Edicts (set of 7)

  • Kandahar, Afghanistan (fragments of Pillar Edicts VII)
  • Ranigat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • 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)
  • Vaishali, Bihar (has no inscription)
  • Rampurva, Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)
  • Lauriya-Nandangarth, Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)
  • Lauriya-Araraj, 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 probably moved to Allahabad by Jahangir; Pillar Edicts I-VI, Queen's Edict, Schism Edict)
  • Sanchi, near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (Schism Edict)
  • Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh

    • 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)
  • Kalsi, near Chakrata, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand
  • Girnar, near Junagadh, Gujarat (Ashoka's Major Rock Edict)
  • Sopara, Thane district, Maharashtra (fragments Rock Edicts 8 and 9)
  • Dhauli, near Bhubaneswar, Orissa (includes Kalinga Edict, excludes Rock Edicts 11-13)
  • Jaugada, Ganjam district, 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)

    • 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

    List of Edicts of Ashoka Wikipedia
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