{"id":2496,"date":"2025-05-02T14:34:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2496"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:04:46","slug":"q-in-which-of-the-following-relief-sculpture-inscriptions-is-ranyo-ashoka-king-ashoka-mentioned-along-with-the-stone-portrait-of-ashoka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-in-which-of-the-following-relief-sculpture-inscriptions-is-ranyo-ashoka-king-ashoka-mentioned-along-with-the-stone-portrait-of-ashoka","title":{"rendered":"Q. In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is \u2018Ranyo Ashoka\u2019 (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Kanganahalli<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sanchi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shahbazagrhi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sohgaura<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(a) Kanganahalli<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6814820d7255b\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kanganahalli<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kanaganahalli (an important Buddhist site) is located near\u00a0<strong>Sannati, Karnataka.<\/strong>\u00a0The Kanaganahalli inscription features a unique depiction of Ashoka with the title \u201c<strong>Ranyo Ashoka<\/strong>\u201d inscribed alongside the image, making it the\u00a0<strong>only known sculptural representation of Ashoka with his name mentioned<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shahbazgarhi<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shahbazgarhi in\u00a0<strong>Pakistan is\u00a0<\/strong>known for\u00a0<strong>rock edicts<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0Mauryan emperor Ashoka.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shahbazgarhi\u00a0rock edicts are cut into the surface of two large boulders on the side of a small rocky outcrop in the\u00a0<strong>Valley of Peshawar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sanchi Stupa<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sanchi stupa<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0<strong>Madhya Pradesh<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0one of the earliest Buddhist monuments in India\u00a0built by\u00a0Emperor Ashoka.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sohgaura<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sohgaura is a<strong>\u00a0copper plate inscription<\/strong>\u00a0written in Prakrit in the Bramhi script.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was discovered in Sohgaura, a village in\u00a0<strong>Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kanganahalli-1024x439.png\" alt=\"Kanganahalli\" class=\"wp-image-51681\" style=\"width:812px;height:auto\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Ancient History &amp; 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