The Mauryan emperor Ashoka (r. 269–32 B.C.E.) commissioned a set of inscriptions comprising formal pronouncements on royal policy, as well as advice and instructions to his followers on a number of themes, including religious toleration.
Despite the fact that these edicts were located in a variety
of locations, the wording of each one was essentially identical across the
Mauryan empire.
The pillar edicts were written on polished Chunar sandstone
pillars and set along the empire's principal roadways, where they would have
been visible to passing traffic.
In this way, they differed from the rock edicts, which were
etched into massive rocks at the Mauryan empire's frontiers, symbolically
marking the empire's bounds.
Maurya dynasty is another name for the Maurya dynasty.
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