Shehbaz Garhi (A Buddhist Site and Rock edicts of Ashoka)

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Shehbaz Garhi
Shahbaz Garhi is a village and historic site located in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is at an altitude of 293 metres (964 feet). It is about 12 km from Mardan city. It has mountains, green trees, open fields and a small river in the centre of the village.
In old times all these facilities made it attractive for the army and travelers to dig in their tents here, stay for few days and organize their further strategy. The historic Stones of Ashoka (commonly known to the native people by the name of Hkule Gutt is worth visiting.
The town is the location of ancient rock-inscriptions that are cut into two large rock boulders and written in the Kharosthi script. They retain immense historical importance, as they appear to be the first examples of writing in South Asia. They were constructed during the 3rd Century BC (272-231 BC), during the reign of Ashoka, the famous Mauryan emperor, inscribed in the Kharoshthi script. The rock edicts were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 30 January 2004 in the Cultural category. The sight is a famous tourist spot for people who are interested in history.
The Shahbazgarhi rock edicts are cut into the surface of two large boulders on the side of a small rocky in District Mardan KP. The record fourteen edicts of the Mauryan emperor, Asoka (272-235 BC) and represent the earliest irrefutable evidence of writing in South Asia. Dating to middle of the third century BC, they are written from right to left in the Kharosthi script. The presence of Kharosti suggests that the influence of Achaemenid rule in this region, the province of Gandhara.The fourteen major edicts recorded at the site present aspects of Asoka’s dharma or righteous law. The edicts are located beside one of the ancient trade routes connecting the Valley of Peshawar with the valley of Swat, Dir and Chitral to the North and the great city of Taxila to the South East.
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I can read and write ashokan inscription 😊, in india, there are lots of ashokan pillars with something written on it and fortunately, i can read them.

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