Cave Inscription

Barabar Caves

Inscription 21: Barabar- Viswa Jhompri or Visvamitra Cave Inscription of Asoka

Inscription 21: Barabar- Viswa Jhompri or Visvamitra Cave Inscription of Asoka

Location: Ashokan inscription site — Barabar Caves., Bihar, India
Date: c. 260–250 BCE
Script: Brahmi
Language: Prakrit
Type: Cave Inscription
Coordinates: 25.0333° N, 85.0500° E

Overview

The Barabar Hill caves include polished chambers with dedicatory inscriptions of Ashoka, among the earliest rock-cut architecture in India.

Barabar Caves site view — Barabar Caves

Location

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The Inscription

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