# List of edicts of Ashoka

The following is an overview of Edicts of Ashoka, and where they are located.

## Minor Rock Edict

* Kandahar, Afghanistan
* Lampaka, Afghanistan
* Bahapur, Delhi
* Bairat, near Jaipur, Rajasthan
* Bhabru, second hill at Bairat, Rajasthan
* Gujarra, near Jhansi, Datia district, Madhya Pradesh
* Rupnath, on the Kaimur Hills near Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
* Ratanpurwa, on the Kaimur Hills near Kharauli-Basaha Road, Bihar
* Panguraria, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh
* Sohgaura, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh
* Sahasram, Rohtas district, Bihar
* Barabar Caves, Bihar (donatory inscriptions to the Ājīvika sect)
* Mahasthan, Bogra district, Bangladesh
* Rajula-Mandagiri, near Pattikonda, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh
* Jonnagiri, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh
* Palkigundu and Gavimath, Koppal district, Karnataka
* Brahmagiri, Chitradurga district, Karnataka
* Jatinga-Rameshwara, near Brahmagiri, Karnataka
* Siddapur, near Brahmagiri, Karnataka
* Maski, Raichur district, Karnataka
* Nittur, Bellary district, Karnataka
* Udegolam, Bellary district, Karnataka

## Minor Pillar Edicts

* Lumbini (Rummindei), Rupandehi district, Nepal (the upper part broke off when struck by lightning; the original horse capital mentioned by Xuanzang is missing)
* Nigali-Sagar (or Nigliva), near Lumbini, Rupandehi district, Nepal (originally near the Buddha Konakarnana stupa)
* Sarnath, near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (Pillar Inscription, Schism Edict)
* Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (originally located at Kausambi and probably moved to Allahabad by Jahangir; Pillar Edicts I-VI, Queen's Edict, Schism Edict)
* Sanchi, near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (Schism Edict)

## Major Rock Edicts (set of 14)

* Kandahar Greek Inscription (portions of Rock Edicts 12 and 13in Greek) and Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription (bilingual Greek-Aramaic), in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
* Shahbazgarhi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (in Kharosthi script)
* Mansehra Rock Edicts, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan (in Kharosthi script)
* Kalsi, near Chakrata, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand
* Girnar, near Junagadh, Gujarat (Ashoka's Major Rock Edict)
* Sopara, Thane district, Maharashtra (fragments Rock Edicts 8 and 9)
* Dhauli, near Bhubaneswar, Orissa (includes Kalinga Edict, excludes Rock Edicts 11–13)
* Jaugada, Ganjam district, Orissa (includes Kalinga Edict, excludes Rock Edicts 11–13)
* Sannati, Kalaburagi district, Karnataka (separate Rock Edicts 1 and 2, fragments Rock Edicts 13 and 14)
* Yerragudi, near Gooty, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh (Major Rock Edicts and Minor Rock Edict)

## Major Pillar Edicts (set of 7)

* Kandahar, Afghanistan (fragments of Pillar Edicts VII)
* Ranigat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
* Delhi-Meerut, Delhi ridge, Delhi (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI; moved from Meerut to Delhi by Feroz Shah)
* Delhi-Topra, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII; moved from Topra to Delhi by Feroz Shah)
* Vaishali, Bihar (has no inscription)
* Rampurva, Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)
* Lauriya-Nandangarth, Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)
* Lauriya-Araraj, Champaran, Bihar (Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI)