The Ashokan edicts in Delhi, India are seen in two formats, namely, the in-situ rock edicts and the stone pillar edicts. The first format is the in-situ rock edict discovered in 1966 that establishes Delhi’s ancient historical link with the Ashokan era (273–236 BC). The other format in which the edicts are found in Delhi is of two stone pillars with Ashokan edicts carved on it.

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  • 3rd Century B.C
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  • The Ashokan edicts in Delhi, India are seen in two formats, namely, the in-situ rock edicts and the stone pillar edicts. The first format is the in-situ rock edict discovered in 1966 that establishes Delhi’s ancient historical link with the Ashokan era (273–236 BC). The other format in which the edicts are found in Delhi is of two stone pillars with Ashokan edicts carved on it. These pillars were transported from their original places in Meerut and Ambala to Delhi during Firuz Shah Tughlaq's reign (1309–1388 AD) in the 14th Century. They were erected in Feruzabad, the fourth medieval city of Delhi, established by Feroz Shah Tughlaq. Ashoka was a Mauryan Emperor who ruled in the Indian subcontinent during the 3rd century B.C. He was an emperor of great eminence in spreading the teachings of Lord Buddha throughout his empire, in different forms. He created a series of edicts on teachings of Buddha on dhamma. Dhamma is the prakrit (a colloquial language used in every day speech is a version of the word Dharma in Sanskrit. The teachings of dhamma were either carved on in-situ rocks or engraved on stone pillars made of sandstone and then transported and erected in various places in the empire to spread the message of Dhamma.
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  • Askhokan Pillar in Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
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  • 3rd century B.C
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  • India
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  • Ashokan Edicts
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  • Edicts on Sandstone Pillars and on in-Situ Rocks
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  • The Ashokan edicts in Delhi, India are seen in two formats, namely, the in-situ rock edicts and the stone pillar edicts. The first format is the in-situ rock edict discovered in 1966 that establishes Delhi’s ancient historical link with the Ashokan era (273–236 BC). The other format in which the edicts are found in Delhi is of two stone pillars with Ashokan edicts carved on it.
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  • Ashokan Edicts (Delhi)
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  • 77.230003 (xsd:float)
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