Illustrate the historical importance of the inscriptions with special reference to Ashoka's Inscriptions?
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Historical inscriptions are engraving on rock surfaces, silver plates and monuments.
There are a total of 33 inscriptions written on walls of Ashoka Pillar during the rule of Emperor Ashoka during 269 BC to 232 BC.
They are a reliable source of knowledge about culture, traditions, currencies, festivals and religion of a historical period.
Even great epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata have been used as inscriptions on monuments.
Ashoka’s inscriptions have much historical importance.
The inscriptions gave us an insight to the inner feeling of Ashoka.
These also provide historical material about Asoka and his times.
It is with the help of this inscription that we come to know that Asoka’s believed in Buddhism and he forbade the slaughter of animals.