Prayaga Pillar Inscription
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The Prayaga Pillar Inscription is a famous Sanskrit eulogy engraved on an Ashokan pillar at Allahabad that glorifies the military conquests and imperial achievements of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allahabad Pillar Inscription | 1 |
| Prayaga Pillar Inscription canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Prayaga Pillar Inscription Context triple: [Samudragupta, knownFor, Prayaga Pillar Inscription]
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Ashokan inscriptions
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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Shivagrha inscription
The Shivagrha inscription is an important 9th-century Javanese stone inscription that records the construction and religious significance of the Prambanan (Śivagrha) temple complex under the Medang Mataram kingdom.
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Telang inscription
The Telang inscription is an ancient stone record from early medieval Java that provides important historical evidence about the Medang Kingdom’s political and religious life.
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Taxila inscriptions
The Taxila inscriptions are a collection of ancient epigraphic records from the Gandhāran city of Taxila that provide key evidence for early Buddhist, political, and cultural history in northwestern South Asia.
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E.
Dashapura inscriptions
The Dashapura inscriptions are a series of ancient Sanskrit stone records from the Mandsaur region in India that provide valuable information about the political, religious, and cultural history of early medieval central India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Prayaga Pillar Inscription Target entity description: The Prayaga Pillar Inscription is a famous Sanskrit eulogy engraved on an Ashokan pillar at Allahabad that glorifies the military conquests and imperial achievements of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.
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A.
Ashokan inscriptions
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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B.
Shivagrha inscription
The Shivagrha inscription is an important 9th-century Javanese stone inscription that records the construction and religious significance of the Prambanan (Śivagrha) temple complex under the Medang Mataram kingdom.
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C.
Telang inscription
The Telang inscription is an ancient stone record from early medieval Java that provides important historical evidence about the Medang Kingdom’s political and religious life.
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D.
Taxila inscriptions
The Taxila inscriptions are a collection of ancient epigraphic records from the Gandhāran city of Taxila that provide key evidence for early Buddhist, political, and cultural history in northwestern South Asia.
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E.
Dashapura inscriptions
The Dashapura inscriptions are a series of ancient Sanskrit stone records from the Mandsaur region in India that provide valuable information about the political, religious, and cultural history of early medieval central India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit eulogy
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inscription ⓘ royal panegyric ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 4th century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Samudragupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Samudragupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
genealogy of Gupta rulers
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titles of Samudragupta ⓘ |
| culturalContext | classical Sanskrit court poetry ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Allahabad Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
conquests by Samudragupta in Aryavarta
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conquests by Samudragupta in Dakshinapatha ⓘ policy of reinstating defeated kings ⓘ tribute and homage from frontier states ⓘ |
| engravedOn |
Allahabad Pillar
NERFINISHED
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Ashokan pillar at Allahabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | praśasti ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | confluence of Ganga and Yamuna at Prayaga ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important source for political history of Gupta period
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key source for Samudragupta’s campaigns ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
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Prayagraj NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| material | sandstone pillar ⓘ |
| medium | stone inscription ⓘ |
| mentions |
foreign rulers
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forest tribes ⓘ frontier states ⓘ northern Indian kingdoms ⓘ performances of Ashvamedha sacrifices ⓘ southern Indian kingdoms ⓘ |
| praises |
Samudragupta’s generosity
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Samudragupta’s learning and culture ⓘ Samudragupta’s prowess in battle ⓘ |
| purpose |
glorification of Samudragupta
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royal propaganda ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
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surface form:
North India
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| religiousAffiliation | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalTitleUsed |
Maharajadhiraja
NERFINISHED
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Paramabhagavata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Gupta script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
imperial achievements of Samudragupta
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military conquests of Samudragupta ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Gupta Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Prayaga Pillar Inscription Description of subject: The Prayaga Pillar Inscription is a famous Sanskrit eulogy engraved on an Ashokan pillar at Allahabad that glorifies the military conquests and imperial achievements of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.
Referenced by (2)
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