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The Ashoka pillars of Rampurva and Lauriya Nandangarh in Bihar are listed on India's Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage ...
The Ashoka pillars of Rampurva and Lauriya Nandangarh in Bihar are on UNESCO's Tentative List under the 'Serial Nomination ...
Mishra added, "The inscription details how Emperor Ashoka's wife donated mango orchards to Buddhists in Kaushambi. Additionally, the pillar features inscriptions from Emperor Samudragupta ...
This fragment comes from one of the pillars erected throughout India by the Emperor Ashoka around 240 BC. The type of writing used for the inscription is known as 'Brahmi' and forms the basis for ...
The inscription on this pillar, known in history as the ‘Prayag Prashasti’, mentions Karuvaki, the wife of Maurya dynasty Emperor Ashoka (3rd century BCE),” he shared.
New Delhi, May 15: An unusual partnership that combined archaeology, mathematics and wildlife science has predicted the possible locations of undiscovered inscriptions of Ashoka, the celebrated ...
Thanks to indifference of the locals and authorities concerned, the historic pillar erected by Indian emperor Ashoka in Niglihawa of Kapilbastu is in a pitiable state. Growing human encroachment ...
Pillar of Ashoka (238 BC) erected in Uttar Pradesh, India In 1947 on her 21st birthday, the future Queen Elizabeth II made a heartfelt speech dedicating her adult life to the service of her people.