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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:monument
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Edicts_of_Ashoka
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gptkbp:date
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3rd century BCE
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gptkbp:decipheredBy
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1837
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:James_Prinsep
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gptkbp:foundIn
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gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
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gptkbp:issuedBy
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gptkb:Ashoka
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:stone
metal
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gptkbp:notablePlace
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gptkb:Lumbini
gptkb:Delhi
gptkb:Girnar
gptkb:Sanchi
gptkb:Lauria_Nandangarh
gptkb:Dhauli
gptkb:Kalsi
Kandahar
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gptkbp:purpose
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spread Buddhist moral teachings
promote Dhamma
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Maurya_Empire
Indian epigraphy
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gptkbp:scriptUsed
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gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Brahmi
gptkb:Kharosthi
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gptkbp:significance
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source of Mauryan history
evidence of early Buddhism
earliest deciphered Indian writing
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gptkbp:subject
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gptkb:public_administration
animal welfare
ethics
justice
religious tolerance
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Major_Rock_Edict
gptkb:Minor_Pillar_Edict
gptkb:Minor_Rock_Edict
gptkb:Pillar_Edict
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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World Heritage (some sites)
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gptkbp:writtenBy
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gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Prakrit
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Edict_XIII_(Kalinga_War_and_Dhamma)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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