INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ashokan pillars were mostly inscribed in Prakrit language and were written in Brahmi script .

Detailed explanation-2: -The inscriptions were composed in the Prakrit language (in Magadhi, the dialect of Prakrit in Magadha) and written in Brahmi script throughout the greater part of the empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ashoka had his messages inscribed on pillars and walls. These messages were in Prakrit and the script of this language was Brahmi.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ashokan edicts were composed in Prakrit, they were written in Brahmi script in the greater part of the Indian subcontinent.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ashoka wanted everyone in his kingdom, even the commoner, to read and understand his message of Dhamma. So he deliberately chose Prakrit over any other language like Sanskrit (which was then used only by the upper class Brahmins) to communicate his message of Dhamma.