Epigraphia Indica
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Epigraphia Indica is a scholarly journal devoted to the study and publication of Indian inscriptions and epigraphical records, issued by the Archaeological Survey of India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Epigraphia Indica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3163343 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Epigraphia Indica Context triple: [Archaeological Survey of India, publication, Epigraphia Indica]
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A.
Ashokan inscriptions
The Ashokan inscriptions are a series of edicts issued by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, carved on rocks and pillars across the Indian subcontinent to promote Buddhist ethics and moral governance.
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B.
Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts
The Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts are some of the oldest surviving Buddhist texts, written in the Gandhari language on birch bark and providing crucial evidence for early Buddhist literature and the history of the northwest Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Anjukladang inscription
The Anjukladang inscription is an ancient Javanese stone inscription commemorating a 10th-century victory and land grant during the era of the Medang Kingdom in East Java.
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D.
Pallava Grantha
Pallava Grantha is an early South Indian script developed under the Pallava dynasty, influential in the evolution of many Southeast Asian writing systems.
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E.
Commission for Ancient History and Epigraphy
The Commission for Ancient History and Epigraphy is a scholarly research institute specializing in the study and publication of ancient historical and epigraphic sources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Epigraphia Indica Target entity description: Epigraphia Indica is a scholarly journal devoted to the study and publication of Indian inscriptions and epigraphical records, issued by the Archaeological Survey of India.
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A.
Ashokan inscriptions
The Ashokan inscriptions are a series of edicts issued by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, carved on rocks and pillars across the Indian subcontinent to promote Buddhist ethics and moral governance.
-
B.
Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts
The Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts are some of the oldest surviving Buddhist texts, written in the Gandhari language on birch bark and providing crucial evidence for early Buddhist literature and the history of the northwest Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Anjukladang inscription
The Anjukladang inscription is an ancient Javanese stone inscription commemorating a 10th-century victory and land grant during the era of the Medang Kingdom in East Java.
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D.
Pallava Grantha
Pallava Grantha is an early South Indian script developed under the Pallava dynasty, influential in the evolution of many Southeast Asian writing systems.
-
E.
Commission for Ancient History and Epigraphy
The Commission for Ancient History and Epigraphy is a scholarly research institute specializing in the study and publication of ancient historical and epigraphic sources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic periodical
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epigraphic publication ⓘ scholarly journal ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Government of India
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Indian epigraphists ⓘ South Asian studies ⓘ |
| contains |
commentaries
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edited inscriptions ⓘ epigraphic notes ⓘ photographic plates of inscriptions ⓘ scholarly articles ⓘ translations ⓘ transliterations ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | India ⓘ |
| coversPeriod |
ancient India
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early modern India ⓘ medieval India ⓘ |
| coversRegion |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
South Asia ⓘ |
| discipline |
archaeology
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epigraphy ⓘ history ⓘ |
| documents |
administrative records
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building inscriptions ⓘ coin legends ⓘ donative records ⓘ religious inscriptions ⓘ royal grants ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
decipherment of inscriptions
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historical analysis of inscriptions ⓘ publication of inscriptions ⓘ translation of inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | EI ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasNotableContributor | scholars of Indian epigraphy ⓘ |
| isUsedAs |
primary source for Indian history
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reference work in epigraphy ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Indian epigraphy
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epigraphical records ⓘ inscriptions of India ⓘ |
| publisher | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
archaeologists
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epigraphists ⓘ historians ⓘ philologists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Epigraphia Indica Description of subject: Epigraphia Indica is a scholarly journal devoted to the study and publication of Indian inscriptions and epigraphical records, issued by the Archaeological Survey of India.
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