Devanampriya Priyadarshi
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Devanampriya Priyadarshi is an honorific epithet of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, famed for his vast Indian empire and his promotion of Buddhism and nonviolence.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honorific epithet
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royal title ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka
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Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ Pillar Edicts of Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Dhamma
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nonviolence ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ welfare of subjects ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Maurya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicy |
moral governance
ⓘ
promotion of Buddhism ⓘ rejection of unnecessary warfare ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
Devanampriya
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ⓘ
Priyadarshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Indian royal titulature ⓘ |
| epithetType | regnal epithet ⓘ |
| historicalSourceType | epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| honorificFor | Mauryan emperor ⓘ |
| honorificSense | pious king loved by the gods ⓘ |
| language | Prakrit ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | post-Kalinga war reign of Ashoka ⓘ |
| linkedToPlace |
Dhauli rock edict
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ⓘ
Girnar rock edict NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaugada rock edict NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauria Nandangarh pillar edict NERFINISHED ⓘ Mansehra rock edict NERFINISHED ⓘ Rampurva pillar edict NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarnath pillar edict NERFINISHED ⓘ Shahbazgarhi rock edict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning | Beloved of the Gods, He who looks on with affection ⓘ |
| refersTo | Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| scholarlyIdentification | identified with Ashoka by modern historians ⓘ |
| script |
Brahmi
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ⓘ
Kharosthi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| titleHolder | Ashoka the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | opening formula in Ashokan edicts ⓘ |
| usedBy | Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Ashokan edicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInInscriptionType | royal edict ⓘ |
| usedInMedium |
pillar inscriptions
ⓘ
rock inscriptions ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.