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Also Known As pillar edicts • Aśoka inscriptions • Ashoka inscriptions

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Tall stone Ashoka pillar topped with a lion sculpture stands among ancient brick ruins at Vaishali, Bihar, India, with trees visible in the background.
Ashoka
emperor of India