Jaugada

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Jaugada is an ancient fortified settlement in present-day Odisha, India, best known for its Mauryan-era remains and an important rock edict of Emperor Ashoka.

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Jaugada canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient fortified settlement ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
administeredRegionInAshokanPeriod Kalinga ⓘ
archaeologicalExcavations yes ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Maurya Empire ⓘ
associatedWithRuler Ashoka ⓘ
country India ⓘ
functionInAntiquity administrative centre ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ
settlement ⓘ
hasFeature Ashokan rock edict inscription ⓘ
ditches ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ
gates ⓘ
hasWork Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument ⓘ
historicalEra Mauryan period ⓘ
post-Mauryan period ⓘ
inscriptionsConcern Dhamma (moral law) ⓘ
linked to: Dharma

administrative instructions ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
religious tolerance ⓘ
welfare of subjects ⓘ
inscriptionType rock edict ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Prakrit ⓘ
locatedIn Ganjam district ⓘ
Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa
locatedInRegion eastern India ⓘ
locatedNear Rushikulya River ⓘ
managedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
nearbyCity Berhampur ⓘ
Brahmapur ⓘ
numberOfMajorRockEdicts 14 ⓘ
periodOfSignificance 3rd century BCE ⓘ
regionHistoricallyKnownAs Kalinga ⓘ
scriptOfInscriptions Brahmi script ⓘ
sharesEdictSeriesWith Dhauli ⓘ
Girnar ⓘ
Kalsi ⓘ
Mansehra ⓘ
Shahbazgarhi ⓘ
significance evidence for Mauryan administration in Kalinga ⓘ
important site for Mauryan archaeology ⓘ
important source for Ashokan studies ⓘ
yieldsFindsOf ancient structural remains ⓘ
pottery ⓘ
terracotta objects ⓘ

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Kalinga → archaeologicalSite → Jaugada ⓘ