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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_documents
gptkb:nun
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Ashoka
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gptkbp:commissionedBy
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gptkb:Ashoka
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gptkbp:date
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3rd century BCE
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gptkbp:foundIn
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gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
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gptkbp:hasInscription
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caves
rocks
pillars
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Sanskrit
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
metal
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gptkbp:notableExample
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gptkb:Girnar_Rock_Edict
gptkb:Delhi-Topra_pillar
gptkb:Kandahar_Greek_Edict
Lumbini pillar inscription
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gptkbp:numberOfEdicts
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over 30
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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:Maurya_Empire
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gptkbp:script
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gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Brahmi
gptkb:Kharosthi
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gptkbp:significance
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evidence of Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism
earliest deciphered Indian writing
source of ancient Indian history
evidence of state support for Buddhism
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gptkbp:subject
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animal welfare
justice
moral conduct
non-violence
religious tolerance
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Major_Rock_Edict
gptkb:Minor_Rock_Edict
gptkb:Pillar_Edict
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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some locations
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Edict_VI_(Welfare_of_people)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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