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INDIAN HISTORY
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The stone portrait of Ashoka with his name inscribed on it has been found from the stupa remains of which one of the following sites?
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Amaravati
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Sanchi
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Kanaganahalli
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Deur-Kuthar
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The most important finding of the excavation include a stone sculptured slab bearing the name Raya Ashoka . The first inscribed portrait of Ashoka (surrounded by female attendants and queens) found at Kanaganahalli, was unearthed from the ruined Buddhist stupa.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first known inscription by Ashoka, the Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription, in Greek and in Aramaic, written in the 10th year of his reign (260 BCE).
Detailed explanation-3: -There are 33 inscriptions in total and primarily classified into the following: Major rock edicts.
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