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For the village in Jammu and Kashmir, see Khalatse.

Khalsi is located in India
Khalsi
Khalsi

Khalsi is a town in Dehradun District, Uttarakhand, (30°31′05″N 77°50′54″E / 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]

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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