Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c11.s21.14

c11.s21.14

(6) The Seven Pillar Edicts dated 26 and 27 years after the coronation and found in six places ; the seventh edict, the longest and in some ways most important, is found only once with the others on the Delhi-Topra pillar. The Delhi-Mirath, Lauriya-Ararāj, Lauriya Nandangarh, Rāmpurvā, and the Allahabad-Kośām pillars contain only the first six edicts ; the last has in addition two short inscriptions, the unique record, called ‘Queen's edict’, and ‘Kauśāmbi edict’ on Sanghabheda which falls into another class.