Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India. He died a monk. Chandragupta Maurya is considered to ...

Pillars of Mauryan period. The most famous and mind boggling monuments of Mauryan art were the Pillars, the pillars of Dharma. These Pillars were not used for support and stand free in columns.

The mentioned columns, known as Ashoka Pillars although formerly called Dhaṃma thaṃbhā (Pillars of Dharma), constitute a characteristic element of Mauryan art. About twenty are preserved, although ...

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Chandragupta Maurya’s grandson Ashoka (Aśoka) (ca 304–233 B.C.) ... The pillar’s exquisitely carved capital, more than seven feet tall, is divided into three sections.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Archaeology Department of the Madhya Pradesh Government may soon shift the Mauryan Era (325-181 BCE) pillar located in the Bagh Umrao Dulha locality in the Old City to ...

Huge monoliths, with each pillar about 9.75 metres in height of which nearly 2.74 metres being buried below, had a lustrous shine, very typical of Mauryan architectural style, and were fixed on ...

The pillars include shahada, profession of Muslim faith; salat, ritual prayer performed five ... first appear in the written record in a 3rd century BCE rock inscription of Mauryan emperor Ashoka ...