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Important Inscriptions - Edicts
Important Inscriptions - Edicts
Important Inscriptions - Edicts
INSCRIPTIONS BY ASHOKA
carried by Kharavela
• Mentions about the Kalinga invasion
of Mahapadma Nanda
• starts with Jain Navkar Mantra.
Sohgaura copper • located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
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plate inscription • by Chandra Gupta Maurya (3 BCE)
of Chera rulers
• written in Tamil-Brahmi, a variant of
the Brahmi script
Rabatak Inscription • located in Rabatak, Afganistan
• by king Kanishka of Kushan dynasty
• gives remarkable clues on the
genealogy of the Kushan dynasty
• written in the Bactrian language and
achievements
Khalimpur Edict in Maldah district of West Bengal
• issued by Dharmapala of Pala Dynasty
• informs us about his military exploits
• mention that he controled Kanyakubja
(Kanuaj)
• describe himself as Uttarapatha
Swamin (Master Of Northern India)