Khalsi
Khalsi
Khalsi is a town in Dehradun District, Uttarakhand, (30°31′05″N 77°50′54″E / 30.5180°N 77.8482°E) known for the presence of one of the Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka. The Khalsi rock contains the Major Rock Edicts 1 to 14.[1]
The Khalsi rock edict of Ashoka No.13, mentions the Greek kings Antiochus, Ptolemy, Antigonus, Magas and Alexander by name, as recipients of his teachings.[2]
References
- ↑ The Geopolitical Orbits of Ancient India: The Geographical Frames of the ... by Dilip K Chakrabarty p.32
- ↑ Romila Thapar (1990). A History of India. Penguin Books Limited. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-14-194976-5.
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