King Ashoka Pillar - Historical place in Prayagraj - Prayagraj, India

Allahabad Prashasti: * It is also known as Prayag Prashasti. It is a pillar inscription of Samudragupta found at Allahabad and written in Sanskrit. * It was composed by Harisena. * It is one of the important epigraphic sources to know about the political history of the Guptas. * There are thirty-three lines in total. * Line 22 of the inscription especially describes the conquests of Samudragupta over the frontier states. * Lines 13-15 of the inscription refer to the conquests of Samudragupta in his first Aryavarta war in which he defeated three important rulers namely, Achyuta, Nagasena, and Ganapatinaga of the Naga Dynasty. * Lines 19-20 described his South India Campaign. * Line 23 refers to Samudragupta violently exterminating a number of kings of Aryavarta. The Allahabad pillar is a stambha, containing one of the pillar edicts of Ashoka, possibly erected by Ashoka, emperor of the Maurya dynasty, who reigned in the 3rd century BCE, or it may have prior origins. While it is one of the few extant pillars that carry Ashokan edicts,[3] it is particularly notable for containing later inscriptions attributed to the Gupta emperor Samudragupta (4th century CE).[4] Also engraved on the stone are inscriptions by the Mughal emperor Jahangir, from the 17th century. According to some scholars, the pillar was moved from its original location and installed within Akbar's Allahabad Fort in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh by Emperor Akbar himself, but this theory is disputed by other scholars who point out the absence of any confirmatory evidence that the pillar was moved, and pre-Mughal inscriptions that indicate that it was already present in its current location. As the fort is now occupied by the Indian Army, the public are only allowed limited access to the premises and special permission is required to view the pillar. The Allahabad Pillar is a single shaft of polished sandstone standing 35 feet (10.7 m) high. It has a lower diameter of 35 inches (0.9 m) and an upper diameter of 26 inches (0.7 m). The customary lotiform bell-shaped capital seen in the other Ashoka Pillars is lost, as is whichever statue mounted it. However the abacus, adorned by a "graceful scroll of alternate lotus and honeysuckle" that the statue must have rested upon, was found nearby. Cunningham believed that the capital must have been mounted by a single lion. The abacus is almost identical to the one found on the pillar at Sankasya suggesting proximate erection dates. Some sources from Wikipedia.

The ancient pillar of Emperor Ashok the Great, in Prayagraj Fort is, shockingly, without the customary lion Capitol atop the pillar...

Historical place, one and only of it's kind in town. Nice place to bring your kids and family. Have visited here at my childhood time but it's renovated completely to the great of my surprise and pleasure. Must visit for the glory and luxury, richness n Greenery. Lovely and priceless.

The 10.5-meter-tall Ashoka Pillar is one of the three prominent attractions accessible within the Prayagraj Fort, formerly known as the Akbar Fort. It carries significant historical importance in the context of Buddhism, adorned with inscriptions dating back to 232 BCE. Crafted from polished sandstone, this impressive monument is believed to have originated in the ancient city of Kaushambi in Uttar Pradesh.

Its a historical place in prayagraj city near the new bridge ....here also squarel and small birds are seen ....there is a food corner available inside it ...also its useful for children....overally its a lovely place to spend ur leaser time

This is historical place . King ashoka piller accepted as national sign by government of india. this piller was situated at kaushambi first. after empror Akbar it was established to Allahabad (Prayagraj) Now its singing Main features in ashoka piller is be stable 4 lion in four direction

Beautiful pillar...of white marble...you will have a glimpse of new yamuna bridge

Location _ In minto park. near new yamuna bridge Other atraction - mankameshwar mandir, saraswati park, new yamuna bridge, ram janki mandir Minto Park, officially Madan Mohan Malaviya Park, is a park in Allahabad, India. It is located in the southern part of the city along the banks of Yamuna river. The park is a historical site for in 1858 Earl Canning read out the declaration of Queen Victoria's Proclamation which resulted in the complete transfer of control over India from The East India Company to the government of Britain. The park is named after Earl of Minto who, in 1910, laid a stone memorial with a four-lion symbol on the park. NEAREST VISIT PLACES 1. SANGAM 2. ALLAHABAD FORT 3. LETE HANUMAN JI MANDIR 4. NAVGRAH MANDIR 5. RAMJANKI MANDIR 6. MANKAMESHWAR. 7. SARASWATI GHAT GARDE. 8. MINTO PARK 9. AKSHAYWAT 10. BELOW NEW YAMUNA BRIDGE 11. AJAD CHANDRASHEKAR AJAD PARK. 12. HATHI PARK. 13. ANAND BHAVAN. 14. PLANETORIUM 15. ALLAHABAD MUSIUM 16. Bharadwaj ashra 17. Bharadwaj park