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title: Pillar of Ashoka Fragment
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pillar of Ashoka Fragment

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## Image File

[![Pillar of Ashoka Fragment](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6041.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6041.jpg)

## Image Caption

A 3rd century BCE Brahmi inscription incised on a fragment of one of the Ashokan Pillars. This piece is currently kept at the British Museum.

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:6thPillarOfAshoka.JPG) by [**Unspecified**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:6thPillarOfAshoka.JPG). Submitted by [Cristian Violatti](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/violatti/ "User Page: Cristian Violatti"), published on 12 November 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [GNU Free Documentation License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.