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13.
The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with
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Priyanka said:
8 years ago
The Kharosthi script was deciphered by James Prinsep (1799-1840) using the bilingual coins of the Indo-Greek Kingdom (obverse in Greek, reverse in Pali, using the Kharosthi script). From this, it is very clear that the answer is Greece.
Akshay said:
8 years ago
The correct Answer is Iran.
Unonymus said:
8 years ago
What is the meaning of Kharoshti?
Anonymus said:
8 years ago
The correct answer is Iran.
P.raghava said:
8 years ago
Iran is the correct answer. Iranians or Persians were who stepped on the land of Indus. Greeks {alexander from macedonia} were followed after them. The scribes of Iran brought Kharoshti script which was written from right to left.
CHAITALI KALDANTE said:
9 years ago
I think it should be a CENTRAL ASIA.
Holly Michale said:
9 years ago
According to NCERT and Lucent GK.The answer is Iran.
Tanya said:
9 years ago
I think Iran is the right answer as Kharoshti is the script used in modern parts of Iran (Pakistan and Afghanistan).
Akash said:
9 years ago
I guess the correct answer is Afghanistan.
Aparna said:
9 years ago
The Kharoshti script was deciphered by James Prinsep (1799-1840) using the bilingual coins of the Indo-Greek Kingdom. This in turn, led to the reading of the Edicts of Ashoka, some of which, from the northwest of South Asia, were written in the Kharoshti script.
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