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Brahmi is an ancient writing system that was used across Central and South Asia, serving as the foundation for many modern scripts in the region. It matters because it represents an important chapter in the history of writing and has influenced the development of numerous scripts that billions of people still use today.
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- Instance of
- abugida
- Based on
- Aramaic alphabet
- Image
- Coinage of Chastana with reverse Brahmi legend.jpg
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- Commons category
- Brahmi script
- derivative work
- Gupta
- topic's main category
- Category:Brahmi script
- different from
- Brahmic scripts
- Unicode range
- U+11000-1107F
- inception
- 0300-00-00
- end time
- 0500-00-00
- name
- brahma
- language of work or name
- Tocharian
- location of creation
- Central Asia
- replaced by
- Sharada
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