Botad plates of Dhruvasena II, [Valabhī] year 310, Āśvayuja ba. 15
Editor: Annette Schmiedchen.
Identifier: DHARMA_INSMaitraka00060.
Summary: Grant of a village in favour of a Buddhist monastery.
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Language: Sanskrit.
Repository: Maitraka (tfb-maitraka-epigraphy).
Version: (f455aac), last modified (552eb3d).
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