Ashokan Rock Edict, Junagadh
On the road to Girnar, a huge boulder bears inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka, Rudradaman and Skandagupta — a priceless record of Indian history.
About
- Type
- Heritage
- from Keshod (by road)
- 41.3 km
- Time
- 37 min drive
- straight-line
- 34.2 km
- Direction
- North-east from Keshod
- Coordinates
- 21.5250, 70.4794
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From Wikipedia
The Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman, also known as the Girnar Rock inscription of Rudradaman, is a Sanskrit prose inscribed on a rock by the Western Satraps ruler Rudradaman I. It is located near Girnar hill near Junagadh, Gujarat, India. The inscription is dated to shortly after 150 CE. The Junagadh rock contains inscriptions of one (of fourteen) the Major Rock Edicts of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, as well as inscriptions from the Saka ruler Rudradaman I and Skandagupta of the Gupta Empire.
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