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Ashokan Inscriptions

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Ashokan Inscriptions

    • Ashokan inscriptions are divided into various categories. The two main categories are the 14 major rock edicts and 6 (or 7 in one case) pillar edicts.
    • The rock and pillar edicts are sets of inscriptions that occur, with minor variation, in different places.
    • There are also several minor rock edicts, minor pillar edicts, and cave inscriptions.
    • The minor rock edicts are among the earliest inscriptions, the major rock edicts later than them, and pillar edicts still later.
    • Most of the inscriptions referred to A…

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Cultural Consequences

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Cultural Consequences

  • Structures and Pottery
    • The Shaka- Kushan phase saw a distinct advance in building activities.
    • Exactions have revealed several layers of construction, sometimes over half a dozen, at various sites in north Indian.
    • In them we find the use of burnt bricks for flooring and tiles for both flooring and roofing. However, the use of tiles may not have been adopted from outside.
    • The period also saw the construction of brick-walls.
    • The characteristic pottery is red ware, both plain and polished, with medium to fine f…

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