the ashoka pillar at allahabad provides information about the reign of gupta emperor, samudragupta.
the ashoka pillar at allahabad provides information about the reign of?
gupta emperor , samudragupta
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the allahabad pillar is an "ashoka stambha", one of the pillars of ashoka, an emperor of the maurya dynasty who reigned in the 3rd century bce. while it is one of the few extant pillars that carry his edicts, it is particularly notable for containing later inscriptions attributed to the gupta emperor samudragupta (4th century ce). also engraved on the stone are inscriptions by the mughal emperor jahangir, from the 17th century.
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much of the knowledge about ashoka comes from the several inscriptions that he had carved on pillars and rocks throughout the empire. all his inscriptions present him as compassionate and loving. in the kalinga rock edits, he addresses his people as his "children" and mentions that as a father he desires their good. these inscriptions promoted buddhist morality and encouraged nonviolence and adherence to dharma (duty or proper behaviour), and they talk of his fame and conquered lands as well as the neighbouring kingdoms holding up his might. one also gets some primary information about the kalinga war and ashoka's allies plus some useful knowledge on the civil administration. the ashoka pillar at sarnath is the most notable of the relics left by ashoka. made of sandstone, this pillar records the visit of the emperor to sarnath, in the 3rd century bce. it has a four-lion capital (four lions standing back to back), which was adopted as the emblem of the modern indian republic. the lion symbolises both ashoka's imperial rule and the kingship of the buddha. in translating these monuments, historians learn the bulk of what is assumed to have been true fact of the mauryan empire. it is difficult to determine whether or not some events ever actually happened, but the stone etchings clearly depict how ashoka wanted to be thought of and remembered.
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