The following is an overview of Edicts of Ashoka, and where they are located.
Minor Rock Edicts
Kandahar, Afghanistan Lampaka, Afghanistan Bahapur, Delhi Bairat, near Jaipur, Rajasthan Bhabru, second hill at Bairat, Rajasthan Gujarra, near Jhansi, Datia district, Madhya Pradesh Rupnath, on the Kaimur Hills near Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Ratanpurwa, on the Kaimur Hills near Kharauli-Basaha Road, Bihar Panguraria, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh Sohgaura, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh Sahasram, Rohtas district, Bihar Barabar Caves, Bihar (donatory inscriptions to the Ājīvika sect) Mahasthan, Bogra district, Bangladesh Rajula-Mandagiri, near Pattikonda, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh Jonnagiri, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh Palkigundu and Gavimath, Koppal district, Karnataka Brahmagiri, Chitradurga district, Karnataka Jatinga-Rameshwara, near Brahmagiri, Karnataka Siddapur, near Brahmagiri, Karnataka Maski, Raichur district, Karnataka Nittur, Bellary district, Karnataka Udegolam, Bellary district, Karnataka
Minor Pillar Edicts
Lumbini (Rummindei), Rupandehi district, Nepal (the upper part broke off when struck by lightning; the original horse capital mentioned by Xuanzang is missing) Nigali-Sagar (or Nigliva), near Lumbini, Rupandehi district, Nepal (originally near the Buddha Konakarnana stupa) Sarnath, near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (Pillar Inscription, Schism Edict) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (originally located at Kausambi and probably moved to Allahabad by Jahangir; Pillar Edicts I-VI, Queen's Edict, Schism Edict) Sanchi, near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (Schism Edict)
Major Rock Edicts (set of 14)
Kandahar Greek Inscription (portions of Rock Edicts 12 and 13in Greek) and Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription (bilingual Greek-Aramaic), in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Shahbazgarhi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (in Kharosthi script) Mansehra Rock Edicts, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan (in Kharosthi script) Kalsi, near Chakrata, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand Girnar, near Junagadh, Gujarat (Ashoka's Major Rock Edict) Sopara, Thane district, Maharashtra (fragments Rock Edicts 8 and 9) Dhauli, near Bhubaneswar, Orissa (includes Kalinga Edict, excludes Rock Edicts 11–13) Jaugada, Ganjam district, Orissa (includes Kalinga Edict, excludes Rock Edicts 11–13) Sannati, Kalaburagi district, Karnataka (separate Rock Edicts 1 and 2, fragments Rock Edicts 13 and 14) Yerragudi, near Gooty, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh (Major Rock Edicts and Minor Rock Edict)
Major Pillar Edicts (set of 7)
Kandahar, Afghanistan (fragments of Pillar Edicts VII) Ranigat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Delhi-Meerut, Delhi ridge, Delhi (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI; moved from Meerut to Delhi by Feroz Shah) Delhi-Topra, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII; moved from Topra to Delhi by Feroz Shah) Vaishali, Bihar (has no inscription) Rampurva, Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI) Lauriya-Nandangarth, Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI) Lauriya-Araraj, Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)
See also
Related topics Ancient iron production Ashokan Edicts in Delhi Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts Dhar iron pillar Gandharan Buddhism Greco-Buddhism History of metallurgy in South Asia Iron pillar of Delhi Pillars of Ashoka Stambha Other similar topics Burmese pagoda Early Indian epigraphy Buddhist temple architecture History of India Indian copper plate inscriptions Indian rock-cut architecture List of rock-cut temples in India Outline of ancient India South Indian Inscriptions Tagundaing
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External links
The Geographical Locations of The Rock Edicts of Asoka