Archaeological Remains of Ancient India

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Sohgaura copper-plate

The earliest known copper-plate known as the Sohgaura copper-plate is a Maurya record that mentions famine relief efforts. It is one of the very few pre-Ashoka Brahmi inscriptions in India.




Mahasthan Brahmi Inscription
It records an order, issued by some ruler to the Mahamatra stationed at 'Pudanagala' (pundranagara> Mahasthana in Bangladesh) with a view to relieve the distress caused by some agency to the people called Samgvangiyas, who were settled in and about the town. The inscription speaks of four requisites viz tela (oil), duma (tree), dhanya (paddy) and two varieties of small coins called gandaka (ganda- a unit of calculation consisting of four kapardakas or cowries = one ganda) and Kakanyika (Kakamika-kapardaka or cowry). The storehouse or golaghar (Kothagala> Kosthagara) had to be filled up with these requisites as provisions against any emergency caused by water, fire and also the devastation of crops by parrots.

The historical importance of the record lies in the fact that it is the earliest evidence that suggests the authority of the Mauryas in the pundravardhana area. It provides us with the first definite evidence of urbanization in Bengal. The inscription throws light on the circulation of cowries as a medium of exchange in the area of Pundravardhana. It also alludes to the miseries of the people due to natural calamities and the relief measures adopted by the administration. [Sarita Khettry]
 

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All these photos, and the art, are amazing! Thank you so much for putting all these up here. Did you take most of these photos?
 

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Bhagwan Buddha, Gandhara, Pakistan, 4th c AD



Bhagwaan Buddha with Boddhisatvas, Pakistan, 2nd-4th c AD.



Yet another Gandharan sculpture of Bhagwaan Buddha flanked by Indra and Brahma with hands folded, beseeching him to preach Dhamma.

 

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Indian Royalty, Sanchi, 2nd-1st Century BC


A Mauryan military procession from Suvastu (Swat valley, Pakistan).





You sure that's not Gandhara from the Kushan period? Mind giving source?
 

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