Shunga script
Shunga script, Brahmi script of North India that is associated with the Shunga dynasty (c. 185β73 bce). It may be connected with the scripts used in the late Mauryan empire as well as with early Kalinga characters. The Shunga script was one of three prototypes of the North Indian subdivision of Brahmi script, out of which the Gupta scripts rose.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title:
Shunga script
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
31 January 2013
Access Date:
November 14, 2026