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The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with
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Bilal Abdullah said:
9 years ago
Please give more information about Kharoshti.
Prerona said:
10 years ago
Why Greece is the right answer?
Naveeta said:
1 decade ago
Iran is the correct answer.
Darius I invaded India before Alexander. Darius was a ruler of Iran and his invasion brought Kharosthi script in India. Greeks invaded after that.
Darius I invaded India before Alexander. Darius was a ruler of Iran and his invasion brought Kharosthi script in India. Greeks invaded after that.
Sayan said:
1 decade ago
Answer C is correct.
It is believe that Kharoshti was used during the late-3rd century BC (In Afghanistan, Pakistan and North India), that is south Asia. During that period The Indo-Greek Kingdom or Graeco-Indian Kingdom was established over there.
Graeco-Bactrian king Demetrius invaded the subcontinent early in the 2nd century BC and followed by Alexander the great. Hence, Kharoshiti relates India's contact wih Greece.
It is believe that Kharoshti was used during the late-3rd century BC (In Afghanistan, Pakistan and North India), that is south Asia. During that period The Indo-Greek Kingdom or Graeco-Indian Kingdom was established over there.
Graeco-Bactrian king Demetrius invaded the subcontinent early in the 2nd century BC and followed by Alexander the great. Hence, Kharoshiti relates India's contact wih Greece.
Sunder singh said:
1 decade ago
A is the Correct Answer!
The Kharosthi script is an ancient Indic script used by the Gandhara culture of ancient Northwest India (primarily modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and North India.
The Kharosthi script is an ancient Indic script used by the Gandhara culture of ancient Northwest India (primarily modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and North India.
Anshul tejan said:
1 decade ago
The Kharosthi script is an ancient script used by the ancient Gandhara culture of South Asia primarily in modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan to write the Gandhari language (a dialect of Prakrit) and the Sanskrit language.
Russell said:
1 decade ago
I agree with @Utkarsh. It is less ambiguous or controversial because Ashokan scripts are generally in the local scripts and kharoshthi script was used widely in northwestern India, in the region near Peshawar which was derived from Aramaic used in Iran.
Gopal Ch Dey said:
1 decade ago
So what is the right answer?
Utkarsh said:
1 decade ago
If we are talking about contact, it is little ambiguous. Though it is Iranian contact, it is believed to be introduced around 500 BCE, and script is also found in Indo-Greek Coins. And most famous Ashoka Edicts and Pillars.
Khursid said:
1 decade ago
According to Ashokan inscription kharosti language used in Afghanistan border. Not in Iran or Greece.
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