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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:artifacts
gptkb:historical_documents
gptkb:nun
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Ashoka
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gptkbp:date
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3rd century BCE
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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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edicts of Ashoka
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gptkbp:inscription
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cave inscription
pillar edict
rock edict
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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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gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:stone
metal
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gptkbp:notableExample
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gptkb:Delhi-Topra_pillar
gptkb:Girnar_rock_edict
gptkb:Kandahar_Greek_Edict
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gptkbp:numberOfMajorRockEdicts
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14
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gptkbp:numberOfMinorRockEdicts
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minor edicts exist
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gptkbp:numberOfPillarEdicts
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7
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gptkbp:purpose
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publicize royal policies
spread Buddhist moral teachings
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Ashoka
gptkb:Maurya_Empire
Buddhist history
Indian epigraphy
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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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earliest deciphered Indian inscriptions
evidence of early Buddhism
source for Mauryan history
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gptkbp:subject
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gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Dhamma
animal welfare
justice
non-violence
religious tolerance
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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included in some sites
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:monument
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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