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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:monument
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Edicts_of_Ashoka
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gptkbp:date
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3rd century BCE
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gptkbp:decipheredBy
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1837
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:James_Prinsep
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gptkbp:hasInscription
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order of Ashoka
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Rock Edicts
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gptkbp:issuedBy
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gptkb:Ashoka
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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:rock
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gptkbp:notablePlace
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gptkb:Girnar
gptkb:Erragudi
gptkb:Dhauli
gptkb:Jaugada
gptkb:Kalsi
gptkb:Mansehra
gptkb:Shahbazgarhi
gptkb:Sopara
gptkb:Yerragudi
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gptkbp:numberOfMajorEdicts
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14
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gptkbp:numberOfMinorEdicts
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varies
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gptkbp:purpose
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moral instruction
promote dharma
spread Buddhist values
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Major_Rock_Edicts
gptkb:Minor_Rock_Edicts
gptkb:Pillar_Edicts
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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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spread of Buddhism
evidence of early Indian scripts
source of Mauryan history
state policy documentation
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gptkbp:subject
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gptkb:public_administration
animal welfare
justice
non-violence
religious tolerance
respect for elders
public welfare
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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World Heritage Site (some locations)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ashoka
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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