Question

Write a short note on the Ashoka pillar

Answer 1

Answer:

Ashoka Pillar. The Ashoka pillars are a series of columns dispersed throughout Northern India by King Ashoka during his reign in the 3rd century BCE. At an average of 40-50 feet in height and weighing up to 50 tons each, only 19 pillars survive with inscriptions. Many are preserved in a fragmentary state.