Ashokan inscriptions

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ancient inscriptions archaeological artifact historical source royal edicts

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.

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All labels observed (22)

Label Occurrences
Ashokan edicts 4
Ashokan edict 2
Ashokan inscriptions canonical 2

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient inscriptions ⓘ
archaeological artifact ⓘ
historical source ⓘ
royal edicts ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Maurya Empire ⓘ
surface form: Maurya dynasty
chronologyEstablishedBy James Prinsep ⓘ
contentTheme administrative reforms ⓘ
compassion for all beings ⓘ
justice and fair punishment ⓘ
moral conduct (dhamma) ⓘ
non-violence (ahimsa) ⓘ
planting of trees and wells ⓘ
prohibition or restriction of animal sacrifice ⓘ
promotion of medical facilities ⓘ
religious tolerance ⓘ
respect for parents and elders ⓘ
welfare of subjects ⓘ
dateToCenturyBCE 3rd century BCE ⓘ
deciphermentOfBrahmi aided by Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
foundInModernCountry Afghanistan ⓘ
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form: Bangladesh

India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
geographicDistribution South Asia ⓘ
surface form: Indian subcontinent
historicalSignificance earliest extensive corpus of Indian inscriptions ⓘ
evidence for early spread of Buddhism ⓘ
evidence for use of Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts ⓘ
key source for Mauryan history ⓘ
includes Cave Inscriptions ⓘ
Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Major Rock Edicts

Minor Rock Edicts ⓘ
Pillar Edicts ⓘ
inscriptionType bilingual inscriptions ⓘ
trilingual inscriptions ⓘ
issuedBy Ashoka ⓘ
language Aramaic ⓘ
Greek ⓘ
Prakrit ⓘ
medium monolithic pillar ⓘ
rock face ⓘ
stone ⓘ
notableSite Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dhauli rock edicts

Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Girnar rock edicts

Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kalsi rock edicts

Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lauriya Nandangarh pillar edicts

Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lumbini inscription

Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mansehra rock edicts

Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sanchi pillar inscription

Ashoka Pillar ⓘ
surface form: Sarnath pillar edict

Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Shahbazgarhi rock edicts
purpose promote Buddhist ethics ⓘ
promote moral governance ⓘ
publicize royal policy ⓘ
religiousOrientation Buddhism ⓘ
royalTitleUsed Devanampiya Piyadassi ⓘ
script Aramaic script ⓘ
Brahmi script ⓘ
Greek script ⓘ
Kharoṣṭhī script ⓘ
surface form: Kharosthi script
writtenOn rock surfaces ⓘ
stone pillars ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

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

Brahmi script → usedIn → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
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
Lion Capital of Ashoka → inscriptionType → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashokan edict
Ashoka Chakra → scripturalReference → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashokan edicts
Maurya Empire → legalSystem → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: edicts of Ashoka
Junagadh → hasInscription → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashokan rock edicts at Junagadh
Ashokan inscriptions → includes → Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Major Rock Edicts
Ashokan inscriptions → notableSite → Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Girnar rock edicts
Ashokan inscriptions → notableSite → Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dhauli rock edicts
Ashokan inscriptions → notableSite → Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kalsi rock edicts
Ashokan inscriptions → notableSite → Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sanchi pillar inscription
Ashokan inscriptions → notableSite → Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lauriya Nandangarh pillar edicts
Ashokan inscriptions → notableSite → Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shahbazgarhi rock edicts
Ashokan inscriptions → notableSite → Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mansehra rock edicts
Ashokan inscriptions → notableSite → Ashokan inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lumbini inscription
Ashoka → issued → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashokan Edicts
Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath → hasPart → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashokan edict inscription
Kalinga War → mentionedIn → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashokan edicts
Kalinga War → mentionedIn → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rock Edict 13
Kalinga → mentionedIn → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashokan edicts
Brahmi → notableInscription → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edicts of Ashoka
Kambojas → mentionedIn → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
Raichur Doab → hasArchaeologicalSite → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maski inscription of Ashoka
Ashoka Pillar → hasInscription → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
subject surface form: Ashoka Pillar (Lumbini)
this entity surface form: Ashokan edict
Sacred Garden → hasInscriptions → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashokan pillar inscription
Firoz Shah Kotla → hasInscription → Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ashokan edicts