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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:historical_monuments
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gptkbp:art_style
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gptkb:Mauryan_art
Animal sculptures
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Maurya_Empire
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Emperor_Ashoka
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gptkbp:construction_started
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3rd century BCE
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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Indian heritage
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influenced Indian architecture
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Buddhism in India
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gptkbp:depicts
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animals and symbols
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gptkbp:features_artist
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carvings and sculptures
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gptkbp:function
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proclaiming edicts
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gptkbp:height
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up to 50 feet
Up to 15 meters
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gptkbp:historical_period
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Ancient India
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Promoted non-violence
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ashoka Pillars
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gptkbp:influence
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Indian art and architecture
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gptkbp:inscription
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gptkb:Edicts_of_Ashoka
gptkb:Brahmi
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gptkbp:inspired
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modern monuments
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gptkbp:is_found_in
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gptkb:Lauriya_Nandangarh
gptkb:Nalanda
gptkb:Delhi
gptkb:Ujjain
gptkb:Lauriya_Araraj
gptkb:Bodh_Gaya
gptkb:Sanchi
gptkb:Rampurva
gptkb:Kushinagar
gptkb:Lumbini
gptkb:Sarnath
gptkb:Bharhut
gptkb:Kalinga
gptkb:Pataliputra
gptkb:Taxila
Kausambi
Laurea Araraj
Laurea Nandangarh
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gptkbp:is_visited_by
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tourists
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gptkbp:located_in
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:sandstone
Sandstone
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gptkbp:notable_examples
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gptkb:Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka
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gptkbp:notable_locations
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gptkb:Lauriya_Nandangarh
gptkb:Indian_Museum,_Kolkata
gptkb:National_Museum_of_India
gptkb:Sarnath_Museum
gptkb:Patna_Museum
gptkb:Delhi
gptkb:Lauriya_Araraj
gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Modern_Art,_New_Delhi
gptkb:Bodh_Gaya
gptkb:National_Museum,_New_Delhi
gptkb:Sanchi
gptkb:Indira_Gandhi_National_Centre_for_the_Arts
gptkb:Rampurva
gptkb:Kushinagar
gptkb:Lumbini
gptkb:Sarnath
gptkb:Archaeological_Museum,_Sarnath
gptkb:Bihar_Museum,_Patna
gptkb:State_Museum,_Lucknow
Kausambi
Nandangarh
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gptkbp:number_of_pillars
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approximately 40
Around 40
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gptkbp:preserved_by
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various locations in India
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gptkbp:purpose
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Spread of Buddhism
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Ashoka_the_Great
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gptkbp:significance
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gptkb:Buddhism
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gptkbp:style
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Mauryan architecture
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gptkbp:symbolism
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non-violence
Moral and ethical governance
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gptkbp:unesco_world_heritage_site
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gptkb:Yes
yes
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gptkbp:used_for
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religious purposes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Emperor_Ashoka
gptkb:Mauryan_art
gptkb:Mauryan_Empire
gptkb:the_Maurya_Empire
gptkb:Maurya
gptkb:Pataliputra
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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