| INSCRIPTIONS | RULERS |
| Hathigumpha | Kalinga ruler Kharavela. |
| Junagarh (Girnar) | Rudradaman (mentions that one of Chandragupta Maurya’s governors, Pushyagupta, was responsible for building a dam on Sudarshana Lake near Girnar) |
| Nasik Inscription | Gautami Balasari (gives detailed information about the Satavahana empire.) |
| Allahabad Pillar (Prayag Prasasti) | Issued by Samudragupta and was composed by Harisena. |
| Bhitari pillar | Skandagupta |
| Paharpur | Found in Paharpur, Bangladesh during the reign of Gupta king Buddha Gupta. |
| Aihole Inscription | Pulakesin II (written by Ravikirti, mentions about defeat of Harshavardhana by Pulikeshi II.) |
| Mandsaur | Malwa king Yashodharman |
| Gwalior | Gurjara-Pratihar King, Bhoja I (From the inscriptions we also came to know that Learned Brahmans (called Agraharas) were given grant of land, free from all taxes). |
| Banskhera | Copper plate bearing signature of Harshavardhana. Gives ancestry of Harsha. |
| Deopara Prashasti | Bengal ruler Vijay Sena |
| The study of inscriptions is called Epigraphy | |
