UPSC Prelims 1998·GS1·history·ancient history

The Asokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts

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  1. AI and X
  2. BI and XI
  3. CII and XIIICorrect
  4. DII and XIV

Explanation

The correct answer is C because Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts II and XIII specifically mention the kingdoms of the far south. Major Rock Edict II refers to the medical treatment for humans and animals and lists the neighboring southern powers, namely the Cholas, Pandyas, Satyaputras, and Keralaputras, along with Tamraparni or Sri Lanka. Major Rock Edict XIII, which primarily records Ashoka's victory over Kalinga, also mentions these same southern kingdoms as territories where his Dhamma or moral conquest had been successful. Since these kingdoms constitute the Sangam landscape, these two edicts are the primary epigraphic evidence from the Mauryan period regarding the Sangam age.
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