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UPSC 2019: In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is 'Ranyo Ashoka' (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?
(a)Kanganahalli
(b)Sanchi
(c)Shahbazgarhi
(d)Sohgaura
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Excavations at Kanaganahalli (Sannati, Karnataka) unearthed a stupa slab bearing a relief portrait identified by the Prakrit legend “Ranyo Asoko” (King Ashoka) – the first known sculptural representation of the Mauryan emperor. Such an inscribed portrait is absent at Sanchi, Shahbazgarhi (rock edict) or Sohgaura (copper plate). Hence Kanaganahalli is the correct answer. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanaganahalli?utm_source=openai))
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