Taxila inscriptions
E541749
The Taxila inscriptions are a collection of ancient epigraphic records from the Gandhāran city of Taxila that provide key evidence for early Buddhist, political, and cultural history in northwestern South Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shahbazgarhi rock edict | 1 |
| Taxila inscriptions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5687656 — 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: Taxila inscriptions Context triple: [Kharoṣṭhī script, hasNotableInscription, Taxila inscriptions]
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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.
Ganjnameh inscriptions
The Ganjnameh inscriptions are ancient Achaemenid rock carvings near Hamadan, Iran, bearing trilingual cuneiform texts commissioned by Darius I and Xerxes I.
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C.
Talasp inscriptions
The Talasp inscriptions are a significant group of Old Turkic texts that provide valuable evidence for the language, script, and culture of early Turkic-speaking peoples.
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D.
Dashapura inscriptions
The Dashapura inscriptions are a series of ancient Sanskrit stone records from the Mandsaur region in India that provide valuable information about the political, religious, and cultural history of early medieval central India.
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E.
Novilara inscriptions
The Novilara inscriptions are a set of ancient inscriptions from the Italian region of Marche that provide the primary evidence for the little-understood North Picene language.
- 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: Taxila inscriptions Target entity description: The Taxila inscriptions are a collection of ancient epigraphic records from the Gandhāran city of Taxila that provide key evidence for early Buddhist, political, and cultural history in northwestern South Asia.
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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.
Ganjnameh inscriptions
The Ganjnameh inscriptions are ancient Achaemenid rock carvings near Hamadan, Iran, bearing trilingual cuneiform texts commissioned by Darius I and Xerxes I.
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C.
Talasp inscriptions
The Talasp inscriptions are a significant group of Old Turkic texts that provide valuable evidence for the language, script, and culture of early Turkic-speaking peoples.
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D.
Dashapura inscriptions
The Dashapura inscriptions are a series of ancient Sanskrit stone records from the Mandsaur region in India that provide valuable information about the political, religious, and cultural history of early medieval central India.
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E.
Novilara inscriptions
The Novilara inscriptions are a set of ancient inscriptions from the Italian region of Marche that provide the primary evidence for the little-understood North Picene language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient inscription
ⓘ
archaeological artifact ⓘ epigraphic corpus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Gandhāran Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Greco-Buddhist art
Indo-Greek kingdoms ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-Greek Kingdoms
Kushan Empire ⓘ Maurya Empire ⓘ local Gandhāran polities ⓘ |
| chronology |
early centuries BCE
ⓘ
early centuries CE ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Marshall ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
cultural history of Gandhāra
ⓘ
development of Kharosthi script ⓘ early Buddhist history in Gandhāra ⓘ political history of northwestern South Asia ⓘ spread of Buddhism along trade routes ⓘ use of Gāndhārī language ⓘ |
| excavatedAt | Taxila excavations ⓘ |
| foundAt |
Dharmarajika stupa
ⓘ
Jaulian monastery ⓘ Mohra Moradu monastery ⓘ
linked to:
Mohra Muradu monastery
Sirkap ⓘ Sirsukh ⓘ |
| housedIn |
Taxila Museum
ⓘ
museums in Pakistan ⓘ |
| language |
Gāndhārī Prakrit
ⓘ
Prakrit ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gandhāra
ⓘ
linked to:
Gandhara civilization
Taxila ⓘ northwestern South Asia ⓘ |
| material |
metal
ⓘ
rock ⓘ stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ terracotta ⓘ |
| region |
Punjab region
ⓘ
linked to:
Punjab
|
| subject |
Buddhist relic dedications
ⓘ
construction of religious monuments ⓘ donations by lay devotees ⓘ monastic community affairs ⓘ royal patronage ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recording administrative acts
ⓘ
recording donations ⓘ recording political events ⓘ recording religious dedications ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Brāhmī script
ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmi script
Kharosthi script ⓘ
linked to:
Kharoṣṭhī script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Taxila inscriptions Description of subject: The Taxila inscriptions are a collection of ancient epigraphic records from the Gandhāran city of Taxila that provide key evidence for early Buddhist, political, and cultural history in northwestern South Asia.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Taxila inscriptions