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Ashoka's Minor Rock Edicts
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Ashoka's_Minor_Rock_Edicts
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:nun
gptkbp:author
gptkb:Ashoka
gptkbp:contentType
promotion of non-violence
respect for all religions
instructions to officials
moral and ethical instructions
gptkbp:date
3rd century BCE
gptkbp:discoveredBy
archaeologists
gptkbp:hasInscription
gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Ashoka's Minor Rock Edicts
gptkbp:language
gptkb:Prakrit
gptkbp:location
gptkb:India
gptkbp:notablePlace
gptkb:Sasaram
gptkb:Barabar_Caves
gptkb:Nittur
gptkb:Brahmagiri
gptkb:Gavimath
gptkb:Rupnath
gptkb:Siddapur
gptkb:Bairat
gptkb:Maski
gptkb:Sopara
gptkb:Udegolam
gptkb:Yerragudi
gptkb:Gurjara
Gujarra
Palkigundu
Panguraria
Sahasram
Ahraura
Bhabru
Jatinga-Rameshwara
Rajula-Mandagiri
Ratanpurwa
gptkbp:numberOfEdicts
14
gptkbp:purpose
spread of Dhamma
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Ashoka's_Major_Rock_Edicts
gptkb:Ashoka's_Pillar_Edicts
gptkbp:script
gptkb:Brahmi
gptkb:Kharosthi
gptkbp:significance
earliest direct evidence of Ashoka's name
historical source for Mauryan Empire
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
some sites
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Ashoka's_Major_Rock_Edicts
gptkb:Yerragudi_Edict
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7