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title: Royal Procession Leaving Rajagriha
author: Bernard Gagnon
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8563/royal-procession-leaving-rajagriha/
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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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# Royal Procession Leaving Rajagriha

_Authored by Bernard Gagnon_

## Image File

[![Royal Procession Leaving Rajagriha](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8563.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8563.jpg)

## Image Caption

Royal procession leaving Rajagriha, possibly depicting [Ajatashatru](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ajatashatru/) (or [Bimbisara](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bimbisara/)) on a visit to the [Buddha](https://www.worldhistory.org/Siddhartha_Gautama/), significant because it shows the king, chariots and elephants and the components of a royal procession. 1st century BCE. Location: "Great [Stupa](https://www.worldhistory.org/stupa/)" No. 1 (Left pillar, Inner face, second Panel) at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/).

## Cite This Work

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Gagnon, B. (2018, April 09). Royal Procession Leaving Rajagriha. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8563/royal-procession-leaving-rajagriha/>
### Chicago
Gagnon, Bernard. "Royal Procession Leaving Rajagriha." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 09, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8563/royal-procession-leaving-rajagriha/>.
### MLA
Gagnon, Bernard. "Royal Procession Leaving Rajagriha." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8563/royal-procession-leaving-rajagriha/>.

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[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_cortege_leaving_Rajagriha.jpg) by [**Bernard Gagnon**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_cortege_leaving_Rajagriha.jpg). Submitted by [Dr Avantika Lal](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/avantika.lal30/ "User Page: Dr Avantika Lal"), published on 09 April 2018. 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.