Empires of China and India,350 BC to AD 600 - Phillipsburg School ...
Empires of China and India,350 BC to AD 600 - Phillipsburg School ...
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Asoka’s law code<br />
<strong>350</strong> <strong>BC</strong> – <strong>AD</strong><strong>600</strong><br />
• Edicts scattered in<br />
more than 30 places<br />
in <strong>India</strong>, Nepal,<br />
Pakistan, & Afghanistan.<br />
• Written mostly in<br />
Sanskrit, but one was in<br />
Greek <strong>and</strong> Aramaic.<br />
• 10 rock edicts.<br />
• Each pillar [stupa] is 40’-50’<br />
high.<br />
• Buddhist principles dominate<br />
his laws.