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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:monument
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gptkbp:animalCapitalType
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gptkb:deer
gptkb:horse_race
gptkb:lion
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Maurya_Empire
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gptkbp:createdBy
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gptkb:Ashoka
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gptkbp:currentLocation
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various museums in India
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gptkbp:date
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3rd century BCE
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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British archaeologists
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gptkbp:firstDecipheredBy
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gptkb:James_Prinsep
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gptkbp:hasInscription
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gptkb:monarchy
gptkb:Major_Pillar_Edicts
gptkb:Minor_Pillar_Edicts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ashoka Pillar Edicts
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Indian_national_emblem
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gptkbp:inscriptionDirection
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public
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gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage
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gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Brahmi
gptkb:Kharosthi
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Prakrit
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gptkbp:location
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Indian subcontinent
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:stone
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gptkbp:notableExample
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gptkb:Delhi-Topra_Pillar
gptkb:Allahabad_Pillar
gptkb:Lauriya_Nandangarh_Pillar
Sarnath Pillar
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gptkbp:numberKnown
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about 20
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gptkbp:pillarHeight
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up to 15 meters
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gptkbp:pillarTop
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animal capitals
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gptkbp:pillarWeight
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up to 50 tons
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gptkbp:purpose
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proclamation of royal edicts
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gptkbp:script
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gptkb:Brahmi
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gptkbp:significance
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spread of Buddhism
earliest deciphered Indian inscriptions
source of Mauryan history
evidence of early Indian script
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gptkbp:symbol
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lion capital
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gptkbp:theme
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justice
non-violence
religious tolerance
animal protection
Dhamma (moral law)
welfare of people
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gptkbp:transportedFrom
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Chunar sandstone quarries
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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gptkb:Sarnath_Lion_Capital
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ashoka_Rock_Edicts
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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