Arrange the following scripts in the chronological order of their popularity/emergence in India:
Kufic
Nastaliq
Naskh
Shikasta
Which of the following is the correct sequence?

Question

Kufic is the oldest Arabic script, emerging during the Early Sultanate period (1). Naskh became standard for Sultanate manuscripts in the 13th–14th centuries (3). Nastaliq gained prominence during the Mughal height in the 16th century (2), and Shikasta was a later refinement used in the Late Mughal administrative peak (4).

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1 – 3 – 2 – 4 Kufic is the oldest Arabic script, emerging during the Early Sultanate period (1). Naskh became standard for Sultanate manuscripts in the 13th–14th centuries (3). Nastaliq gained prominence during the Mughal height in the 16th century (2), and Shikasta was a later refinement used in the Late Mughal administrative peak (4).

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