Kharoṣṭhī

Summary

Kharoṣṭhī is an abugida^[1]. Kharoṣṭhī draws 431 Wikipedia views per month (abugida category, ranking #15 of 64).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kharoṣṭhī's image is recorded as YingpanKharoshthi.jpg^[3].
• Kharoṣṭhī's image is recorded as Kharoshthi letters.jpg^[4].
• Kharoṣṭhī's image is recorded as Kharoshthi Inscription on the Upper Rock - Mansehra Rock Edicts.jpg^[5].
• Kharoṣṭhī's image is recorded as Decirpherment of Kharoshthi by C.L. Grotefend in 1836.jpg^[6].
• Kharoṣṭhī's instance of is recorded as abugida^[7].
• Kharoṣṭhī's instance of is recorded as natural writing system^[8].
• Kharoṣṭhī's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet^[9].
• Kharoṣṭhī's based on is recorded as Aramaic alphabet^[10].
• Kharoṣṭhī's Commons category is recorded as Kharoshthi^[11].
• Kharoṣṭhī's language of work or name is recorded as Gandhari^[12].
• Kharoṣṭhī's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit^[13].
• Kharoṣṭhī's ISO 15924 alpha-4 code is recorded as Khar^[14].
• -0400-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kharoṣṭhī^[15].
• Kharoṣṭhī's end time is recorded as +0300-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Kharoṣṭhī's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02p_d1^[17].
• Kharoṣṭhī's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph291715^[18].
• Kharoṣṭhī's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kharoshthi^[19].
• Kharoṣṭhī's script directionality is recorded as right-to-left^[20].
• Kharoṣṭhī's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Kharoshti^[21].
• Kharoṣṭhī's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kharoshthi'}^[22].
• Kharoṣṭhī's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'kharochthî'}^[23].
• Kharoṣṭhī's ISO 15924 numeric code is recorded as 305^[24].
• Kharoṣṭhī's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2126248^[25].
• Kharoṣṭhī's NE.se ID is recorded as kharoshti^[26].
• Kharoṣṭhī's Unicode range is recorded as U+10A00-10A5F^[27].

Why It Matters

Kharoṣṭhī draws 431 Wikipedia views per month (abugida category, ranking #15 of 64).^[2] Kharoṣṭhī has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Kharoṣṭhī is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]