Through a series of edicts carved in stone and placed throughout the empire, Ashoka proclaimed to his people the importance of Buddhist values and his beliefs about how his people should act.

These pillars were in fact a sort of public address system: their purpose was to carry, carved on them, proclamations or edicts from Ashoka, which could then be promulgated all over India and beyond.

Ashoka’s rule is notable for its emphasis on morality, welfare, and governance based on compassion. His edicts promoted: ...

These pillars were in fact a sort of public address system: their purpose was to carry, carved on them, proclamations or edicts from Ashoka, which could then be promulgated all over India and beyond.

Ashoka was a well-known Mauryan Emperor of South Asia, who succeeded to the throne in about 274 B.C. The set of fourteen edicts at Shahbaz Garhi is written in local Kharoshti script and inscribed on ...