Maski
Town in Karnataka, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maski is a town and an archaeological site in the Raichur district of the state of Karnataka, India.[1] It lies on the bank of the Maski river which is a tributary of the Tungabhadra. Maski derives its name from Mahasangha or Masangi . The site came into prominence with the discovery of a minor rock edict of Emperor Ashoka by C. Beadon in 1915.[2] It was the first edict of Emperor Ashoka that contained the name Ashoka in it instead of the earlier edicts that referred him as Devanampiye piyadasi.[3][4] This edict was important to conclude that many edicts found earlier in the Indian sub-continent in the name of Devanampiye piyadasi, all belonged to Emperor Ashoka.[3] The edict is etched on a rock-face of Durgada-gudda, one of the gneissic outcrops that are present in the site.
Maski | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 15.96°N 76.65°E / 15.96; 76.65 | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Raichur |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 584124 |
Vehicle registration | KA 36 |
Website | www |
Maski is also the place on the Raichur Doab which was also under the hegemony of the imperial Chola empire and it was here that Rajendra Chola I defeated Jayasimha II, the Western Chalukya ruler in battle in 1019-1020 AD.[5]