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Kalsi (Kālsī) is a town in Dehradun District, Uttarakhand. It is known for the Rock edicts of Kalsi, a group of major inscriptions by emperor Ashoka. The Kalsi rock contains the Major Rock Edicts 1 to 14.[1]

The Kalsi 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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