Question

What are inscription? What kind of records werefound here?

Answer 1

The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of more than thirty inscriptions on the pillars as well as boulders and cave walls, made by Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire during his reign, from 268 BCE to 232 BCE.

Material: Rocks, pillars, stone slabs

Present location: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh

Created: 3rd century BCE