It was also in use in Bactria, the Kushan Empire, Sogdia and alongside the Silk Road, where there is a few evidence it could have survived till the 7th century in Khotan and Niya, each cities in Xinjiang. It turns out that I'm teaching a course on the Silk Road this semester, and we've mentioned Karoshthi scores of occasions, looked at documents written in it, and discussed its historical past and use. ↑...