Khalsi

Khalsi is a town in Dehradun District, Uttarakhand, (30.5180°N 77.8482°E / 30.5180; 77.8482) 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]

For the village in Jammu and Kashmir, see Khalatse.

Khalsi

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
  1. The Geopolitical Orbits of Ancient India: The Geographical Frames of the ... by Dilip K Chakrabarty p.32
  2. Romila Thapar (1990). A History of India. Penguin Books Limited. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-14-194976-5.


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