Ashokan inscriptions

E122567 UNEXPLORED

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.

Jump to: Surface forms Referenced by

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ashokan edict	1
Ashokan edicts	1
Ashokan rock edicts at Junagadh	1
edicts of Ashoka	1
pillar edicts of Ashoka	1
rock edicts of Ashoka	1

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Junagadh → hasInscription → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashokan rock edicts at Junagadh

Lion Capital of Ashoka → inscriptionType → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashokan edict

Maurya Empire → legalSystem → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ

this entity surface form: edicts of Ashoka

Ashoka Chakra → scripturalReference → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashokan edicts

Brahmi script → usedIn → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ

this entity surface form: rock edicts of Ashoka

Brahmi script → usedIn → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ

this entity surface form: pillar edicts of Ashoka