Khalsi | |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttarakhand#India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttarakhand |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dehradun |
Coordinates: | 30.518°N 77.8482°W |
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]