Category:Kushana Brahmi letters

Kushana Brahmi presented as "Brahmi of Ashoka" by Prinsep in 1838.
Modern description ascribing this script to the Kushanas.

This is actually Kushana Brahmi, a sort of Middle Brahmi, dating to the 1st-3rd century CE. It follow Ashokan Brahmi (3rd-1st century BCE) and preceedes Gupta Brahmi (4th-6th century CE).
(in English) (2008) A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, Pearson Education India, p. 43 ISBN: 9788131711200.

It was wrongly identified as "Brahmi of Ashoka" by early 19th century scholars (see table from 1838, compared to a modern table).

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