A small inscribed bronze plate was found in the Sohgaura village in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
The inscription is written in Prakrit language and Brahmi script.
This four line inscription records an order issued from Manavasti by the officials of Shravasti regarding famine relief.
Scholars have assigned it different dates. A few of them assigned it pre- Ashokan and few others have assigned it post -Mauryan date.
Mahasthan
This inscription is engraved on the piece of limestone and discovered at Mahasthangarh village in Bagura district of Bangladesh.
The script and language of this seven line inscription were similar to those of Ashokan inscription, but scholars are divided on its age.
The Mahasthan inscription appears to be an order issued by a ruler to the mahamatra stationed at Pundranagara (modern Mahasthangarh village) regarding the famine relief.
It prescribes steps to be taken at the time of famine, like distribution of paddy and advancing of loans.
