Ashoka’s Pillar in Allahabad Fort – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Thu, 11 Oct 2018 18:56:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg Ashoka’s Pillar in Allahabad Fort – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Ashoka’s Pillar in Allahabad Fort https://ranasafvi.com/ashokas-pillar-in-allahabad-fort/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 18:56:43 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/ashokas-pillar-in-allahabad-fort/ Ashoka’s Pillar in Allahabad Fort shifted here from Kaushambi on Jahangirs orders.

it is particularly notable for containing later inscriptions attributed to the Gupta emperor, Samudragupta (4th c) Also engraved on the stone are inscriptions by the Mughal emperor, Jahangir in Persian

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