Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka

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Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monument
gptkbp:author gptkb:Ashoka
gptkbp:dateCreated 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:hasInscription rock surfaces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:language gptkb:Prakrit
gptkbp:location gptkb:Girnar
gptkb:Dhauli
gptkb:Jaugada
gptkb:Kalsi
gptkb:Mansehra
gptkb:Shahbazgarhi
gptkb:Sopara
gptkb:Yerragudi
Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:numberOfEdicts 14
gptkbp:purpose proclamation of Ashoka's policies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pillar_Edicts_of_Ashoka
Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka
gptkbp:script gptkb:Brahmi
gptkb:Kharosthi
gptkbp:significance earliest deciphered Indian inscriptions
source of Mauryan history
gptkbp:subject animal welfare
religious tolerance
administrative reforms
Dhamma (moral law)
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Memory of the World Register (some sites)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edict_XIII_(Kalinga_War_and_Dhamma)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7