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Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (256 BCE - 125 BCE)
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Kangju Kingdom (150 BCE - 270 CE)
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Kushan Empire (30 CE - 375 CE)
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Afrighid Dynasty (305 CE - 995 CE)
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Hephthalite Empire (440 CE - 670 CE)
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Bactrian (323 BCE – 900 CE)
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Old Chinese (1300 BCE – 581 CE)
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Middle Chinese (581 BCE – 1150 CE)
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Old Chorasmian (100 CE – 1000 CE)
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Archaic Greek (800 BCE – 480 BCE)
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Classical Greek (480 BCE – 323 BCE)
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Hellenistic Greek (323 BCE – 330 CE)
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Byzantine Greek (330 CE – 1453 CE)
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Early OIA (1500 BCE – 500 BCE) Vedic Sanskrit
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Late OIA (500 BCE - 322 BCE) Epic Sanskrit · Classical Sanskrit
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Early MIA (322 BCE – 100 CE) Early Ardhamagadhi · Ashokan · Early Gandhari · Pali
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Middle MIA (100 BCE – 700 CE) Late Ardhamagadhi · Elu · Late Gandhari · Magadhi · Maharashtri · Niya · Buddhist Sanskrit · Sauraseni
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