Kharoshti script is an ancient script primarily used in the Gandhara region of Northwestern India (present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan) from the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE. Its origin is traced back to the Aramaic script, which was widely used in the Achaemenid Empire.
The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with which region?
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2024 · Topic: Post-Mauryan Period (Foreign Incursions and Rule: Kushanas (Kujula Kadphises, Kanishka, and successors))
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