Question

Why were King's orders inscribed on natural rocks near cities or important routes?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of more than thirty inscriptions on the pillars, as well as boulders and cave walls, attributed to Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire who reigned from 268 BCE to 232 BCE.

Answer 2

King's orders inscribed on natural rocks near cities or important routes

Explanation:

• Ashoka's usually inscribed his orders in "natural rocks" along the "ancient route of communication". People (passerby) were expected to read these orders and follow them accordingly
• However, historians claim that Ashoka's inscription were in Parkrit and those times most people were perhaps illiterate. Hence they may have not understood what was written.
• Moreover, historians have wondered if these orders were to be followed by the people, why were such inscriptions not kept in the interior parts of cities & settlements