Shahbaz Garhi — Ashokan Rock Edict Outlier Quarry
Mauryan (260 BCE) Ashoka edicts·Mauryan (Ashoka)·🇵🇰 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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About Shahbaz Garhi — Ashokan Rock Edict Outlier Quarry
Shahbaz Garhi — Ashokan Rock Edict Outlier Quarry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan is a Mauryan (260 BCE) Ashoka edicts rock_art attributed to Mauryan (Ashoka). Outlier boulder quarry 500 m north of main Shahbaz Garhi rock edict hillock. Cunningham Shahbaz Garhi 14 Rock Edicts on 2 boulders, Kharoshthi script, quarry outlier.
Why it mattersKey Gandharan–Kushan monastery illustrating Buddhist expansion
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Gandhara art evolution
- 02Kushan imperial network
Theories
- 01Monastic economy
- 02Greco-Buddhist fusion
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 260 BCE Rock Edict
- Period
- Mauryan (260 BCE) Ashoka edicts
- Culture
- Mauryan (Ashoka)
- Purpose
- Outlier boulder quarry 500 m north of main Shahbaz Garhi rock edict hillock
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 260 BCE Rock Edict
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
34.2300° N · 72.1700° E · 500 m · 3 mapped features
Shahbaz Garhi — Ashokan Rock Edict Outlier Quarry — Main Inscribed Boulder
boulderBoulder with edicts
34.2301° N · 72.1701° EShahbaz Garhi — Ashokan Rock Edict Outlier Quarry — Quarry Face
faceQuarry source face
34.2298° N · 72.1701° EShahbaz Garhi — Ashokan Rock Edict Outlier Quarry — Secondary Boulder
boulder2Second boulder
34.2304° N · 72.1698° E