Kharosthi

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title: Kharosthi
text: Kharosthi script, also known as the Gandhari script, was an ancient Indic script used by various peoples from the north-western outskirts of the Indian subcontinent to Central Asia via Afghanistan. An abugida, it was introduced by the middle of the 3rd century BCE, possibly during the 4th century BCE, and remained in use until it died out in its homeland around the 3rd century CE. It was also in use in Bactria, the Kushan Empire, Sogdia, and along the Silk Road. There is some evidence it may hav
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description: Ancient script of Central and South Asia
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharosthi
date created: 2004-03-28T07:05:02Z
date modified: 2024-08-29T00:44:55Z
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