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Key Inscriptions of Ancient India

The document outlines various regional inscriptions of India, detailing their origins, issuers, and significance. Key inscriptions include the Sohgaura Copper-Plate from the Maurya period, the Mehrauli Iron Pillar from the Gupta era, and the Uttaramerur from the Chola dynasty, each highlighting aspects of governance, culture, and administration. These inscriptions are relevant for examinations focused on Indian history and polity.

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Key Inscriptions of Ancient India

The document outlines various regional inscriptions of India, detailing their origins, issuers, and significance. Key inscriptions include the Sohgaura Copper-Plate from the Maurya period, the Mehrauli Iron Pillar from the Gupta era, and the Uttaramerur from the Chola dynasty, each highlighting aspects of governance, culture, and administration. These inscriptions are relevant for examinations focused on Indian history and polity.

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Regional Inscriptions of India (Copper Plates & Temple Records)

Region / Dynasty Inscription Name Date Issuer Content & Importance Exam Relevance

North (Maurya) Sohgaura Copper-Plate 3rd c. BCE Mauryan Official Famine relief, establishment of granaries – earliest known copper
Early plate
welfare
in India.
inscription, frequently asked in Mauryan a

North (Gupta) Mehrauli Iron Pillar 4th c. CE Chandragupta II Sanskrit eulogy, Vishnu devotion, metallurgy excellence. Technology + military eulogy – used in polity and scienc

North (Gupta) Prayag Pillar 4th c. CE Samudragupta (via Harishena)


Poetic eulogy, list of Dakshinapatha & Aryavarta conquests. Classic source for Gupta political expansion, asked in P

North (Vardhana) Banskhera Plate 628 CE Harshavardhana Land grant, genealogy, admin details. Key source for early medieval North Indian administratio

Northeast Nidhanpur Plates 7th c. CE Bhaskaravarman Grants to Brahmanas, Vaidika revival in Assam. Reflects Sanskritization and state support of Brahmanas

Central (Gupta) Eran/Mandsaur 5th–6th c. CE Gupta Subordinates Temple records, guild donations, local admin. Urban institutions & guilds – asked in economy & art qu

Deccan (Kadamba) Halmidi Inscription 450–500 CE Kakusthavarman First Kannada inscription, language emergence. Marks script shift, common in language-history question

Deccan (Chalukya) Aihole Prashasti 634 CE Pulakeshin II (Ravikirti)Victory over Harsha, Pallavas; Sanskrit kavya style. Major dynastic assertion inscription – polity and literatur

Deccan (Pallava) Kudumiyanmalai 7th c. CE Mahendra Pallava Musical notation (ragas) in stone. Cultural heritage – art/music angle frequently asked.

South (Chola) Uttaramerur 10th c. CE Parantaka I Village assembly election system. Self-governance record – common polity question.

South (Pandya) Velvikudi Grant 770–780 CE Nedunjadaiyan Brahmadeya grant, mythological origin story. Important for South Indian land grants & myths.

South (Chola) Chatnathar Temple Plates


>1000 CE Rajendra Chola I Temple gifts, rituals, Chola naval records. Temple economy, naval expeditions – often linked to SE

South (Pala) Nalanda Copper-Plate 9th c. CE Devapala Land grant to monastery, educational patronage. Educational history and SEA Buddhist link – exam favor

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