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The following is an overview of [[Edicts of Ashoka]],<ref>{{Harvnb |Keay|2000|pp.= 93}}</ref> and where they are located.<br />
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==Minor Rock Edicts==<br />
{{main|Minor Rock Edicts}}<br />
*[[Kandahar]], Afghanistan<br />
*[[Lampaka]], Afghanistan<br />
*[[Ashokan Edicts in Delhi#Rock edict in Delhi|Bahapur]], [[Delhi]]<br />
*[[Bairat]], near [[Jaipur]], Rajasthan<br />
*Bhabru, second hill at Bairat, [[Rajasthan]]<br />
*Gujarra, near [[Jhansi]], [[Datia district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
*Rupnath, on the [[Kaimur Range|Kaimur Hills]] near [[Jabalpur]], Madhya Pradesh<br />
*Ratanpurwa, on the [[Kaimur Range|Kaimur Hills]] near Kharauli-Basaha Road, Bihar<br />
*Panguraria, [[Sehore district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
*Sohgaura, [[Gorakhpur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
*[[Sasaram|Sahasram]], [[Rohtas district]], [[Bihar]]<br />
*[[Barabar Caves]], Bihar (donatory inscriptions to the [[Ājīvika]] sect)<br />
*[[Mahasthan]], [[Bogra district]], Bangladesh<br />
*Rajula-Mandagiri, near [[Pattikonda]], [[Kurnool district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
*Jonnagiri, [[Kurnool district|Kurnool]] district, [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
*[[Palkigundu and Gavimath, Koppal]] district, [[Karnataka]]<br />
*[[Brahmagiri archaeological site|Brahmagiri]], [[Chitradurga district]], Karnataka<br />
*Jatinga-Rameshwara, near Brahmagiri, Karnataka<br />
*Siddapur, near Brahmagiri, Karnataka<br />
*[[Maski]], [[Raichur district]], Karnataka<br />
*Nittur, [[Bellary district]], Karnataka<br />
*Udegolam, [[Bellary district]], Karnataka<br />
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==Minor Pillar Edicts==<br />
{{main|Minor Pillar Edicts}}<br />
*[[Lumbini]] (Rummindei), [[Rupandehi district]], Nepal (the upper part broke off when struck by lightning; the original horse capital mentioned by [[Xuanzang]] is missing)<br />
*Nigali-Sagar (or Nigliva), near Lumbini, Rupandehi district, Nepal (originally near the Buddha Konakarnana stupa)<br />
*[[Sarnath]], near [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Pillar Inscription, Schism Edict)<br />
*[[Allahabad]], Uttar Pradesh (originally located at [[Kausambi]] and probably moved to Allahabad by [[Jahangir]]; Pillar Edicts I-VI, Queen's Edict, Schism Edict)<br />
*[[Sanchi]], near [[Bhopal]], Madhya Pradesh (Schism Edict)<br />
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==Major Rock Edicts (set of 14)==<br />
{{main|Major Rock Edicts}}<br />
*[[Kandahar Greek Inscription]] (portions of Rock Edicts 12 and 13in Greek) and [[Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription]] (bilingual [[Greek language|Greek]]-[[Aramaic language|Aramaic]]), in [[Kandahar]], Afghanistan.<br />
*[[Shahbazgarhi]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], Pakistan (in [[Kharosthi script]])<br />
*[[Mansehra Rock Edicts]], [[Mansehra]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province, Pakistan (in [[Kharosthi script]])<br />
*Kalsi, near [[Chakrata]], [[Dehradun district]], [[Uttarakhand]]<br />
*[[Girnar]], near [[Junagadh]], [[Gujarat]] ([[Ashoka's Major Rock Edict]])<br />
*[[Sopara]], [[Thane district]], [[Maharashtra]] (fragments Rock Edicts 8 and 9)<br />
*[[Dhauli]], near [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha|Orissa]] (includes Kalinga Edict, excludes Rock Edicts 11–13)<br />
*[[Jaugada]], [[Ganjam district]], [[Odisha|Orissa]] (includes Kalinga Edict, excludes Rock Edicts 11–13)<br />
*[[Sannati]], [[Kalaburagi district]], [[Karnataka]] (separate Rock Edicts 1 and 2, fragments Rock Edicts 13 and 14)<br />
*Yerragudi, near [[Gooty]], [[Kurnool district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Major Rock Edicts and Minor Rock Edict)<br />
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==Major Pillar Edicts (set of 7)==<br />
{{Main|Major Pillar Edicts}}<br />
*[[Kandahar]], Afghanistan (fragments of Pillar Edicts VII)<br />
*[[Ranigat]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], Pakistan<br />
*[[Ashokan Edicts in Delhi#Delhi-Meerut pillar|Delhi-Meerut]], [[Delhi ridge]], [[Delhi]] (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI; moved from [[Meerut]] to [[Delhi]] by [[Feroz Shah]])<br />
*[[Ashokan Edicts in Delhi#Pillar edicts in Delhi|Delhi-Topra]], [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], Delhi (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII; moved from Topra to Delhi by Feroz Shah)<br />
*[[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]], [[Bihar]] (has no inscription)<br />
*[[Rampurva]], [[Champaran]], [[Bihar]] (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)<br />
*[[Lauria Nandangarh|Lauriya-Nandangarth]], Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)<br />
*Lauriya-Araraj, Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* Related topics<br />
** [[Ancient iron production]]<br />
** [[Ashokan Edicts in Delhi]]<br />
** [[Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts]]<br />
** [[Dhar iron pillar]]<br />
** [[Gandharan Buddhism]]<br />
** [[Greco-Buddhism]]<br />
** [[History of metallurgy in South Asia]]<br />
** [[Iron pillar of Delhi]]<br />
** [[Pillars of Ashoka]]<br />
** [[Stambha]]<br />
* Other similar topics<br />
** [[Burmese pagoda]]<br />
** [[Early Indian epigraphy]]<br />
** [[Vihāra|Buddhist temple architecture]]<br />
** [[History of India]] <br />
** [[Indian copper plate inscriptions]]<br />
** [[Indian rock-cut architecture]] <br />
** [[List of rock-cut temples in India]] <br />
** [[Outline of ancient India]]<br />
** [[South Indian Inscriptions]]<br />
** [[Tagundaing]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==References==<br />
*{{cite book | first= John| last= Keay | authorlink= John Keay| year=2000 | title= India, a History | publisher= Harper Collins Publishers | location= New York, United States| isbn= 0-00-638784-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3aeQqmcXBhoC&pg=PA93 }}<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Upinder|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century|year=2008|chapter=Chapter 7: Power and Piety: The Maurya Empire, c. 324-187 BCE|publisher=Pearson Education|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-317-1677-9|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC&pg=PA320}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/asoka-locations.htm The Geographical Locations of The Rock Edicts of Asoka]<br />
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