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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)
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