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Ancient & Medieval India

Ashoka Had His Edicts Cut in Greek and Aramaic at Kandahar and Named Five Hellenistic Kings in Rock Edict 13, Addressing the Greek World in Its Own Language and Its Own Word for Piety

The seven Mauryan caves of Barabar and Nagarjuni in Bihar, cut from solid granite and polished to a mirror finish for Ajivika monks

Ancient & Medieval India

The Junagadh Rock Records the Upkeep of One Lake Under Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka, Rudradaman and Skandagupta Across More Than 700 Years

Ancient & Medieval India

The Maski Rock Edict, Found on 27 January 1915 by a Gold-Mining Engineer, Was the First Ashoka Inscription to Give the Emperor's Own Name Beside His Title Devanampiya, and It Stands Near Ancient Gold Workings in Raichur

Ancient & Medieval India

The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya Has a 50 Metre Brick Tower From the 5th or 6th Century, Stands Over the Throne Where Buddhists Place the Enlightenment, and Has Been a UNESCO World Heritage Site Since 2002

Ancient & Medieval India

Ashoka's Brick Stupa at Sanchi Grew Into a Stone Dome 36.6 Metres Across, Four Carved Gateways Were Added Around It, and the Archaeological Survey Rebuilt Its Failing Side From 1912

Ancient & Medieval India

Ashoka Put the Kalinga Toll in Stone, 150,000 Deported and 100,000 Killed, and for Centuries No One Could Read It Until a Calcutta Mint Official Did in 1837

Ancient & Medieval India

The Emperor Who Won a War, Counted the Dead, and Renounced Conquest