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Español: Fragmento del 6to Decreto del pilar de Ashoka. Museo Británico.

British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Description	6th pillar edict of Emperor Asoka (r. 265–238 BC). Sandstone, Mauryan dynasty, around 238 BC. Probably from the Meerut Pillar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Dimensions	H. 33.6 cm (13 in.)
Credit line	Unspecified
Accession number	OA 1880-21
Location	Room 33, China, South & South-east Asia, India, case 4
Photographer/source	PHGCOM (2005), first uploaded as de:Bild:6thPillarOfAshoka.JPG

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• Ashoka the Great
• User:PHG
• Indo-Greek Kingdom
• History of Buddhism
• Edicts of Ashoka
• Pillars of Ashoka
• Satavahana
• Mauryan art
• Template:Greco-BuddhistChronology

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