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title: Ashoka Pillar
author: Bpilgrim
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13502/ashoka-pillar/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ashoka Pillar

_Authored by Bpilgrim_

## Image File

[![Ashoka Pillar](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13502.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13502.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Ashoka](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashoka_the_Great/) pillar at Vaishali, Bihar, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/), 3rd century BCE.

## Cite This Work

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ashoka_pillar_at_Vaishali,_Bihar,_India.jpg) by [**Bpilgrim**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ashoka_pillar_at_Vaishali,_Bihar,_India.jpg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 01 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.