# Kharosthi Script — WHE Definition Discussion (1-16027) **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [May 25, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/kharosthi-script-whe-definition-discussion-1-16027/17804 "2017-05-25T13:04:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
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The Kharosthi script (also known as 'Indo-Bactrian' script) was a writing system originally developed in present-day northern Pakistan, sometime between the 4th and 3rd century BCE. Kharosthi was employed to represent a form of Prakrit (Middle Indic), an Indo-Aryan language. It had a wide but irregular distribution along northern Pakistan, eastern Afghanistan, northwest India, and Central Asia. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Kharosthi\_Script/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kharosthi_Script/)._ * * * **Join the Conversation** - Is there anything you'd change or add? - Have you come across a different take on this topic? - If you've studied this topic, what would you add for other readers? Is there anything you'd like to ask about this definition? Ask away — and if you spot something that should be covered, that's useful to know too. ---
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