[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c25.s4.40 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s4.40 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s4.40 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c25.s4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s4.40) 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. - [Previous: v1.c25.s4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s4.39) - [Next: v1.c25.s4.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s4.41) - [Up: v1.c25.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s4.40) · Pramāṇa