An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s4.40

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The Kauśāmbī style of the 4th-5th centuries went to Bengal and from there to Nepal. In the 11th-12th centuries it developed into the Bengali character, which with a few adaptations, are used in Assam. But Oriya letters were influenced mostly by the Telugu script, their peculiar shapes being governed by technical factors.