Claim: Located in Barabar Caves, Bihar, the Brahmi inscriptions is one of the five miscelleneous inscriptions often included in the Minor Rock Edicts.
Evidence: The Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka (r.269-233 BCE) are rock inscriptions which form the earliest part of the Edicts of Ashoka, and predate Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts. These are the first edicts in the Indian language of Emperor Ashoka, written in the Brahmi script in the 11th year of his reign. Minor Rock Edict No.1 (conflated versions) Minor Rock Edict No.2 (conflated versions) Minor Rock Edict No. 3 Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka Some Ashoka inscriptions in Greek or Aramaic, or the inscriptions of the Barabar Caves, are difficult to categorize, and are sometimes included in the "Minor Rock Edicts". The Barabar Hill Caves are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, dating from the Maurya Empire (322–185 BCE), some with Ashokan inscriptions, located in the Makhdumpur region of Jehanabad district, Bihar, India, 24 km (15 mi) north of Gaya.