List of Edicts of Ashoka
![List of Edicts of Ashoka is located in South Asia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/South_Asia_non_political%2C_with_rivers.jpg/320px-South_Asia_non_political%2C_with_rivers.jpg)
![Bahapur](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Bahapur
![Gujarra](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Gujarra
![Saru Maru](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Saru Maru
![Udegolam](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Udegolam
![Nittur](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Nittur
![Maski](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Maski
![Siddapur](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Siddapur
![Brahmagiri](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Brahmagiri
![Jatinga](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Jatinga
![Pakilgundu](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Pakilgundu
![Rajula Mandagiri](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Rajula Mandagiri
![Yerragudi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Yerragudi
![Sasaram](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Sasaram
![Rupnath](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Rupnath
![Bairat](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Bairat
![Bhabru](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Bhabru
![Ahraura](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Ahraura
![Barabar](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Barabar
![Taxila (Aramaic)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Taxila
(Aramaic)
(Aramaic)
![Mahasthan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
Mahasthan
![Laghman (Aramaic)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Laghman
(Aramaic)
(Aramaic)
![Maski Palkigundu Gavimath Jatinga/Rameshwara](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/7_Local_Superclusters_%28blank_2%29.png/8px-7_Local_Superclusters_%28blank_2%29.png)
Maski
Palkigundu
Gavimath
Jatinga/Rameshwara
Palkigundu
Gavimath
Jatinga/Rameshwara
![Rajula/Mandagiri Brahmagiri Udegolam Siddapur Nittur](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/7_Local_Superclusters_%28blank_2%29.png/8px-7_Local_Superclusters_%28blank_2%29.png)
Rajula/Mandagiri
Brahmagiri
Udegolam
Siddapur
Nittur
Brahmagiri
Udegolam
Siddapur
Nittur
![Ahraura Sasaram](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/7_Local_Superclusters_%28blank_2%29.png/8px-7_Local_Superclusters_%28blank_2%29.png)
Ahraura
Sasaram
Sasaram
![Kandahar (Greek and Aramaic)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png)
Kandahar
(Greek and Aramaic)
(Greek and Aramaic)
![Yerragudi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png)
Yerragudi
![Girnar](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png)
Girnar
![Dhauli](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png)
Dhauli
![Khalsi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png)
Khalsi
![Sopara](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png)
Sopara
![Jaugada](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png)
Jaugada
![Shahbazgarhi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png)
Shahbazgarhi
![Ai Khanoum (Greek city)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Ai Khanoum
(Greek city)
(Greek city)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Orange_ff8040_pog.svg/8px-Orange_ff8040_pog.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Orange_F79A18.svg/4px-Orange_F79A18.svg.png)
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The following is an overview of Edicts of Ashoka,[1] and where they are located.
Minor Rock Edict
- 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
- Other similar topics
Notes
References
- Keay, John (2000). India, a History. New York, United States: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-638784-5.
Further reading
- Singh, Upinder (2008). "Chapter 7: Power and Piety: The Maurya Empire, c. 324-187 BCE". A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. New Delhi: Pearson Education. ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9.
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