Vol. IX, Nos. 8-9.] The Date of Asoka’ s Coronation. 323 
[NV 8.] 
the date of the former would be the fourteenth as against 
the thirteenth year assigned to the latter. The difference 
by M. Senart’s taking the 12th year to fall between 260 and 
258 B.C., bese on his own hypothesis the thirteenth falls between 
260-258 
‘* of) the Cholas, - the Greek- — Amtiyoka and also those 
* ki ings + who are neighbours of that Amtiyoka—every dah Devanam - 
Sea od rat ehiheegre has fo Sc two (ind) of hospita 
ths ve in Edi he FB And that eonguest (of 
* Dies wa) “hing beh Poe ed by ‘the Recon dhe both o 
‘amongst all his neighbo urs, up t hundred yojxnas ra gh 
+ an ek- eatin called ' mtiyoka (is) aud berend this seu’ ¢ “er adeed: te 
ed ‘ fo ur . kings jbl rd name of Turama name 
haere BT as they follow tie ea - eh ee 
kid nampriya. 
oS is = be noticed that = the latter edict the named kings are 
co. e Dha & of 
unna sie peste ours of Aethiokia nd, 4 e establishment of hospitals (or 
remedial n-titutions) in their kingdom. " The two references are > distinet 
and sepurate. 
RENNIN NN NAN EO 
