HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Sanchi
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Amaravati
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Kanaganahalli
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Ajanta
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Detailed explanation-1: -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: -Kanaganahalli is located near Sannati, Karnataka. In this sculptural depiction, the emperor with his queen and attendants are carved on a slab, with Ranyo Asoka (Raja Asoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka. It is the first-ever sculpture of Asoka with his name inscribed.
Detailed explanation-3: -In these inscriptions, Ashoka refers to himself as “Beloved of the Gods” (Devanampiya). The identification of Devanampiya with Ashoka was confirmed by an inscription discovered in 1915 by C. Beadon, a British gold-mining engineer, at Maski, a village in Raichur district of Karnataka.
Detailed explanation-4: -Inscriptions at Shahbazgarhi and Mansehra. Written in Kharosthi script.