(aay tye [sweets " Hocapins were ruled entire Sndéan Subcontinene except TTamitncde and ketal | pemaloyps Ashoka's inseziptions » A e eth thee Tndia soos ruled sae a kengdoms + chola, pandyas , Koved Ke valaputta [cheta} — Sources wae Uterary sources Cpigsaphical sources eee: * Negestones -Indica - Greek ambasidox, én the Count ¢ chanesa Gupta Mausya Sended by Selucus Micakd Controvevéies ty Indéca ° There is no slavery im Gndia © There are j castes in India + qhere ave no peominer in India + there & no usuty System * Shatgata Brahmana —> first evidence te monty lerdling én Andéq. ® Arthashastro. “a Kawtilval chanukual vishnu 6vota* Nudrakshasa , Author: Vtchake dato. Scholae 4 fuptan age * Retbvoning of horas" — tel about how the materyant got poset. * Harshacharita — Bana fate) Primary Sources! Indica , all archeoleg ical Sources decondang tousces : Yopetten by scholars sho were pot belengs tethat period. £2) Harshenehasita- Lait. deine mouayan poroet - Last empties ~ Bribadltadas* oho was aciatdinaked by hi Senapati . Pushyomitea shurge * Roja Tarangént = Kalhana [ithe } tacluscvely deale with Kashoria Fes! “Sa nagas* ety tons built by Ashoka. Foveign texts! + Airgavadana. Lribetrom language] * Mahavam sha 7 bol & Reagan, j pale languoge, Stlantan bod * Natural history by pling , Latin language about military skrength 4 Mosiayansotara / =. : “lala = & lathe infantry jot solders) * 30,000 Cavalry: [Askritedatan] * 9-000 eliphantay (° gojadala] * 8000 chatioty Rodhadala) Epigsophicat Source? * Ashokan Mnsceiptions selefss => Based on content inseeiptions were two fipes +, Eulogy |Prasasti —s for public tiading- - Land chosters/ Dana shasana —2 nek for publee Ashokan inscespHios, nétthee eulogy MOK landchasters — G are called, Baile Fdick % poyal ordex Instructions to people 181 edick in ‘yf place ; Praksit: offical language of Mauxyant : ; Kharosti ~aplaces [in pat) snp Brahmi — 4y places Lorest popular. sceapt in ancient pest Th Kexnool (ap) these inscaiptions sere found - Pneingcatption at Khandahas (7 Afganistan) stohich is unique written in tio Language ath their ocwn sexipli ° Greek ° Aramic. 46Total language * 3 [pratact, Greek, aramic] & Scuipls? 4 [Kha tosts, Brabmi, Greek Aramic). “ * 1837, Tee feinset” successfully deccfered the Brahmi Sextp &! Devanampya Pypdarehi laja mogadha -- =. + Cashokan insctiption] aie Ashoka ame not used his name én bit Inscetptions Th 1918, Karnataka — Nisky- - Gdegolam , Nitiuc Pladhya padesh ~ Gufjara Enscxipttons fold at there 4 areas koere only contain the Name f Ashoka Types of edtch . > Rock edeck ° pillac ededk « Cave editl Ashoka — First Keng Wo buit Rock euk caver Rock diel: 9 Epes bated on leng th * rojo —> XIV at & placer * Mino Places: (moja) Yerragudd [kureool,ap] Sopara (maharastra’} Girnen. Caujaset) Kals? (pehradun)Paughada Bhault f os Mansheea ; siamogeeT (Reaivdeeg Content is Bhamma, Admn, kalinga wok, Welfare measures menos ges 4 Bhaben (vest Bengal} Ashoka eapressed his faith in Buddésm ¢ Buddam Saranam Gachhomé three «Bhammom saranam Gachhami sore es .. “iA quads Sangam, Savona Gachhami Petar edict? pens + Belhi < Neesut ) + Delhie Topta t ‘These tio ennstasphions asere shift-eat by p Fitoe shah king + Rammendai [Lumbini] L, ang about tax System f Moucyars EF astabhigiya (v4) * Proyag a —Kosam these pillar consist énscuptions q Ashoka, Sarmudta Gupta and ahangie Barabaxa cave edict 4 cavec built by Asha ¢ donatad 'o Ajivikas . = . . *Negosiel ove tscuptons: 44 Dasharadha { Grand.sang asheta) '3’ caves donated to Ajivikae, wall Gy Chondre. Gupte Mauaye ourda) BasBe -aqec Chandra. gupta. gave all his tevetboiy upto Kabul ty selucae Nicabe atte a war. oq maurya married Selucts daughter He performed Sallekana ak Sravana belgala Rindasoeas- (aif aye) follower of ajivil Aplagion 2 Grek ambassidors in Scot * Deimacus Csyra) Q * Dionysius [egypt] ahh Greek recovds , chandea gupta was nared ar Sandrabotty Bindusata —> Amtbrachates Gre: “Ammibraghata Ashoka: (268 -2aaec} Bratrestdal war Y succetion . He kélled all his brother ‘ ia) AE ptt tha Mahavamsa (Ctlankad book 13 erojor. Rock edick givet Inf about Kalinga war. Byrs the toar Moe foughtAftes this war he detded owt. § do.any, nat again ©. Alo bhessghosha Iattonly’ dharma Pharma: moral law... : deftnec code of conduct for each mndevidual ™m famél. and soc t Nen-véolence. & Respeck towards others Syebol: Circle with 24 spokes Ashoka chaksa Ace to parenat co Ashoka divided his kingdom ims a poste + astern pork Je ashavatha {orardtor] + twestern port — Kerala (con) “Samprati "united the Kengdom Last gulee » Bréhodvoda Too tmp features « Adm is highly centralised Admn is highly Buxeauczatised . Some tmp officers: Samahatte > head ¢ kaa system Sannedhata —> chief treasucery officer Naha mattara —> officers ¢ Aigh rook inany clopl-Apart of them , 34 adhyakshas headed by one person Akasa — Head ef nines dept Repya — Forest dept Pautava- Weights and Neastees Patan, Sitadhyaksha — Agiteutture opt Labchana 2 Vivata ~ grasslord , pasturs Taye ‘= Trade, apt Provinces: Rourneal_ and Wcalddion : Bee onsen Ct) a provinces L vitarapade — Takshasile (capital) _ Avomtipada ~ Upson » Gramas Dakshinapada (Sadavan) - Suvernagiti Prackyapada - Pochhali (shauli)O Head of these provinces — Aryapubta Provinces are divided tts Abaxas(atctricl] + Rojuka — incharg: ¢ Revenue adi + Prodechika — police adm Gramas administrated by Gromani Acc to Mepedtonese -Indica , Eveay city bad turban adinn ie Municipal Couneds , Congisted of 30 members. “these members dividad tuto 6 boards,Board f. Taxes Bocird ¢ Tndusties Board ¢ Forelgners Board q Census "9AM Sadar odin. Mourne civil courts — Dharmstya caiminal cous, - Kantakashodena Acc te Mégevstanese Indica , at thak tine there was Less crime Ake ond thf ger noten 15 them because ¢ hah penok cod. ponishmnenls- O_ % Tradl by ordeal gptemCDaggest defeck¢ udongsyster] Er Agnidivya —tect this was aboliched by Briltsh; Miltary admn ¢ Ace te Koutilya , 4 40Inys ~ chaturangbake ‘Ace 1S Mogactenese , C WINGS — chaturangabala age Transpo E sptonage ~ Intelligence cept Kautilya — quda Mego bronece — overseers Ate Archikedcure + Histovy f Avt ¢ Asthitedure started ¥n indiaPillars — all pillars were mode by Red-sand stone stupat C Avaatable mn mathe!) Caves - Sculptures ate Pillars? ne ww kA huge monolithic. column |» column Height = Soft weighty = 50 tones Glassy polish finish given to these pillare every prllagsuas. exoumed by on element fe copiteh - & _ Canina) Calumn is ame forzach pill but capital ts diff * Bull capital — Rampirve{Bihas|| # Single Lion capital in seatedposture —Lousiy Nandangoth * elephant capital — Sankisca [ uP} {eihas] %® Horse capital - Rommendai % Seronath capital Qn kashi — Beck 9 tmp-tapital 4 Aoosing lions [standing pesture] faced to 4 divectiong Dhow. chakra.) Ashoka thalera { belo the tions) Four animal symbols avound the chakra Horse, bull, elephant, lion At bottom — Invected Cobus Aftex Andependence, the Govt of India taken this Symbd AS -emUlem with two radi fications