Ashoka used various scripts and languages depending on the region of his empire. While most inscriptions within the heartland of India were in Brahmi script (written left-to-right), those in the northwest, including areas near Peshawar (like Shahbaz Garhi and Mansehra), were predominantly in the Kharoshthi script (written right-to-left) and often in the Prakrit language.
Ashokan inscription in the north-western part of the Mauryan Empire near Peshawar were is:
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 4 2022 · Topic: Maurya Empire (Ashokan Edicts: Types, Content, and Significance)
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