Identify the 'minor-rock edict' sites among the following:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Siddapur, Brahmagiri, Udegolam
The minor rock edicts of Emperor Ashoka are shorter inscriptions carved on rock surfaces at different locations, often in local languages and scripts. Sites like Siddapur, Brahmagiri, and Udegolam are well-known examples of such minor rock edict locations, mostly found in present-day Karnataka.
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Girnar and Sannati are the sites of a Major Rock Edict. Sanchi is a Pliaar Inscription.
- Rajula Mandagiri and Jatinga Rameshwarare Minor Rock Edicts. Sopara is a site of a Major Rock Edict.
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Gujarra, Rumindei and Meerut are pillar inscriptions and are not rock edicts.