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The following is an overview of [[Edicts of Ashoka]],<ref>{{Harvnb |Keay|2000|pp.= 93}}</ref> and where they are located.

==Minor Rock Edict==
{{main|Minor Rock Edicts}}
*[[Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]]
*[[Lampaka]], [[Afghanistan]]
*[[Ashokan Edicts in Delhi#Rock edict in Delhi|Bahapur]], [[Delhi]]
*[[Bairat]], near [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]
*Bhabru, second hill at Bairat, [[Rajasthan]]
*Gujarra, near [[Jhansi]], [[Datia district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
*Rupnath, on the [[Kaimur Range|Kaimur Hills]] near [[Jabalpur]], Madhya Pradesh
*Panguraria, [[Sehore district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
*Sohgaura, [[Gorakhpur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
*[[Sasaram|Sahasram]], [[Rohtas district]], [[Bihar]]
*[[Barabar Caves]], Bihar (donatory inscriptions to the [[Ājīvika]] sect)
*[[Mahasthan]], [[Bogra district]], [[Bangladesh]]
*Rajula-Mandagiri, near [[Pattikonda]], [[Kurnool district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*Suvarnagiri (Jonnagiri), [[Kurnool district|Kurnool]] district, [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Palkigundu and Gavimath, Koppal]] district, [[Karnataka]]
*[[Brahmagiri archaeological site|Brahmagiri]], [[Chitradurga district]], Karnataka
*Jatinga-Rameshwara, near Brahmagiri, Karnataka
*Siddapur, near Brahmagiri, Karnataka
*[[Maski]], [[Raichur district]], Karnataka
*Nittur, [[Bellary district]], Karnataka
*Udegolam, [[Bellary district]], Karnataka

==Minor Pillar Edicts==
{{main|Minor Pillar Edicts}}
*[[Lumbini]] (Rummindei), [[Rupandehi district]], [[Nepal]] (the upper part broke off when struck by lightning; the original horse capital mentioned by [[Xuanzang]] is missing)
*Nigali-Sagar (or Nigliva), near Lumbini, Rupandehi district, Nepal (originally near the Buddha Konakarnana stupa)
*[[Sarnath]], near [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Pillar Inscription, Schism Edict)
*[[Allahabad]], Uttar Pradesh (originally located at [[Kausambi]] and probably moved to Allahabad by [[Jahangir]]; Pillar Edicts I-VI, Queen's Edict, Schism Edict)
*[[Sanchi]], near [[Bhopal]], Madhya Pradesh (Schism Edict)

==Major Rock Edicts (set of 14)==
{{main|Major Rock Edicts}}
*[[Kandahar Greek Inscription]] (portions of Rock Edicts 12 and 13in Greek) and [[Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription]] (bilingual [[Greek language|Greek]]-[[Aramaic language|Aramaic]]), in [[Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]].
*[[Shahbazgarhi]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]] (in [[Kharosthi script]])
*[[Mansehra Rock Edicts]], [[Mansehra]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province, Pakistan (in [[Kharosthi script]])
*Kalsi, near [[Chakrata]], [[Dehradun district]], [[Uttarakhand]]
*[[Girnar]], near [[Junagadh]], [[Gujarat]] ([[Ashoka's Major Rock Edict]])
*[[Sopara]], [[Thane district]], [[Maharashtra]] (fragments Rock Edicts 8 and 9)
*[[Dhauli]], near [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] (includes Kalinga Edict, excludes Rock Edicts 11-13)
*[[Jaugada]], [[Ganjam district]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] (includes Kalinga Edict, excludes Rock Edicts 11-13)
*[[Sannati]], [[Gulbarga district]], [[Karnataka]] (separate Rock Edicts 1 and 2, fragments Rock Edicts 13 and 14)
*Yerragudi, near [[Gooty]], [[Kurnool district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Major Rock Edicts and Minor Rock Edict)

==Major Pillar Edicts (set of 7)==
{{Main article|Major Pillar Edicts}}
*[[Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]] (fragments of Pillar Edicts VII)
*[[Ranigat]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]]
*[[Ashokan Edicts in Delhi#Delhi-Meerut pillar|Delhi-Meerut]], [[Delhi ridge]], [[Delhi]] (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI; moved from [[Meerut]] to [[Delhi]] by [[Feroz Shah]])
*[[Ashokan Edicts in Delhi#Pillar edicts in Delhi|Delhi-Topra]], [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], Delhi (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII; moved from Topra to Delhi by Feroz Shah)
*[[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]], [[Bihar]] (has no inscription)
*[[Rampurva]], [[Champaran]], [[Bihar]] (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)
*[[Lauria Nandangarh|Lauriya-Nandangarth]], Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)
*Lauriya-Araraj, Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)

==See also==
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* Related topics
** [[Ancient iron production]]
** [[Ashokan Edicts in Delhi]]
** [[Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts]]
** [[Dhar iron pillar]]
** [[History of metallurgy in South Asia]]
** [[Iron pillar of Delhi]]
** [[Pillars of Ashoka]]
** [[Stambha]]

* Other similar topics
** [[Early Indian epigraphy]]
** [[Hindu temple architecture]]
** [[History of India]]
** [[Indian copper plate inscriptions]]
** [[Indian rock-cut architecture]]
** [[List of rock-cut temples in India]]
** [[Outline of ancient India]]
** [[South Indian Inscriptions]]
** [[Tagundaing]]
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==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book | first= John| last= Keay | authorlink= John Keay| year=2000 | title= India, a History | publisher= Harper Collins Publishers | location= New York, United States| isbn= 0-00-638784-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3aeQqmcXBhoC&pg=PA93 }}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Upinder|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century|year=2008|chapter=Chapter 7: Power and Piety: The Maurya Empire, c. 324-187 BCE|publisher=Pearson Education|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-317-1677-9|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC&pg=PA320}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/asoka-locations.htm The Geographical Locations of The Rock Edicts of Asoka]

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