# Brahmi Script — WHE Definition Discussion (1-15433)

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**Created:** [November 14, 2016, 9:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/brahmi-script-whe-definition-discussion-1-15433/17405 "2016-11-14T09:57:37Z")\
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The Brahmi script is the earliest writing system developed in India after the Indus script. It is one of the most influential writing systems; all modern Indian scripts and several hundred scripts found in Southeast and East Asia are derived from Brahmi.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Brahmi\_Script/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Brahmi_Script/)._

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