Ashoka Chakra

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emblem national symbol of India symbol

The Ashoka Chakra is a 24-spoked navy-blue wheel symbolizing righteousness, progress, and the eternal cycle of life, prominently featured at the center of the Indian national flag.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ashoka Chakra canonical	15
Ashoka Chakra (symbol)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	emblem ⓘ national symbol of India ⓘ symbol ⓘ
associatedWith	Buddhism ⓘ Ashoka ⓘ surface form: Emperor Ashoka Hinduism ⓘ Indian independence movement ⓘ
color	navy blue ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	represents the wheel of time and cosmic order ⓘ
derivedFrom	Dharma Chakra ⓘ surface form: Dharmachakra wheel on the Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ
designElement	24 equally spaced spokes ⓘ
featuredOn	Indian coins ⓘ Indian currency notes ⓘ Tiranga (Indian national flag) ⓘ surface form: Indian national flag Indian passports ⓘ official documents of the Government of India ⓘ
flagStripeAssociation	placed between the saffron and green stripes of the Indian flag ⓘ
historicalOrigin	Mauryan Empire period ⓘ
ISOColorSpecification	navy blue (same as the blue in the Indian flag) ⓘ
legalStatus	protected national symbol under Indian law ⓘ
namedAfter	Ashoka ⓘ
numberOfSpokes	24 ⓘ
orientation	upright with a spoke at the top ⓘ
partOf	Tiranga (Indian national flag) ⓘ surface form: Flag of India
positionInFlag	center ⓘ
relatedTo	Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) ⓘ
replaced	charkha on the Flag of India ⓘ
scripturalReference	Ashokan inscriptions ⓘ surface form: Ashokan edicts Buddhist concept of Dharmachakra ⓘ
shape	wheel ⓘ
symbolizes	dharma ⓘ eternal cycle of life ⓘ justice ⓘ law ⓘ moral order ⓘ movement ⓘ peace ⓘ progress ⓘ righteousness ⓘ truth ⓘ virtue ⓘ
usedIn	logos of Indian government institutions ⓘ national insignia of India ⓘ
usedSince	22 July 1947 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

State Emblem of India → features → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

Romani flag → designInspiredBy → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

Lion Capital of Ashoka → feature → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

Dharma Chakra → isRelatedTo → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

Independence Day (India) → symbol → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

Indians → nationalIdentitySymbol → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

Prime Minister hoists national flag at Red Fort → flagEmblem → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

Tiranga (Indian national flag) → centreEmblem → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

subject surface form: Tiranga

Ashoka → symbolAssociated → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

Wheel of Dharma → influenced → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) → namedAfter → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashoka Chakra (symbol)

Naval Ensign of India → symbol → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

Indian Air Force Ensign → nationalSymbolIncluded → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

CRPF → emblemFeature → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

Central Bureau of Investigation → emblem → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ

NDA crest → hasElement → Ashoka Chakra ⓘ