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ASOKA
| 'Regnal Year.' | B.C. | |
| Kalinga. Edicts | ?14th or 15th | ?256 or 255. |
| Seven Pillar Edicts | 27th & 28th | 243 & 242. |
| Minor Pillar Edicts | 29th to 38th | 241 to 232. |
| Miscellanous Inscriptions. | ||
| Cave Dedications of Asoka | 13th & 20th | 257 & 250. |
| Tarai Commemorative Inscriptions | 21st | 249. |
| Cave Dedications of Dasaratha | 1st | ?232. |
EXISTING INSCRIBED PILLARS OF ASOKA
| Serial No. | Name. | Position. | Remarks. |
| 1 | Delhi-Topra. | On summit of Kothila in the ruined city of Fîrozâbâd near Delhi; transported from Topra in Ambâla District in A.D. 1356 by Sultan Fîroz Tughlak. | 'Delhi-Sivâlik' (Cunningham); 'lât of Fîroz ' or 'D1.' (Senart). Pillar Edicts I-VII nearly complete. Capital modern. |
| 2 | Delhi-Mîrath (Meerut) | On ridge at Delhi, broken; removed from Mîratl1in a.d. 1356 by Sultan Fîroz, and set up in the grounds of his hunting-lodge near its present position, where it was reerected by the Indian Government in 1867. | 'D2.'(Senart). Pillar Edicts I—VI much mutilated. Capital missing |
| 3 | Allahabad | Near-Ellenborough Barracks in the Fort; evidently removed from Kauśâmbî, possibly by Sultan Fîroz. | Pillar Edicts I-VI; Queen's Edict; Kauśâmbî Edict, all imperfect. Capital modern, except the abacus. |
| 4 | Lauṛiyâ-Ararâj | Athamlet of Lauṛiyiâ, 1 mile SW. of temple called Ararâj-Mahadeo, 20 miles NW. of Kesariyâ stûpa, on the way to Bettia, in the Champâmn District, N. Bihâr. It is 212 miles ESE. of Radhia or Rahaṛiya. | 'Radhiah' or 'R.' (Senart). Pillar Edicts I—VI practically perfect. Capital lost. According to the miniature reproduced by Foucher (Icon. Bouddlhique, p. 55) the pillar was surmounted by a Garuḍa, or winged monster. |
