Apracharajas
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The Apracharajas, also known as Avacarajas, were a local ruling dynasty of Gandhara. Their capital, known as Apracapura or Avacapura, was located in Bajaur, though from numismatic evidence and reliqua
Approximate location of the Apracharajas.
Gondophares Sases Circa AD 20 46 Sases on horseback
The Bajaur casket was a Buddhist dedication made by Apraca king Indravarman. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Gandhara
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Gandhara was an ancient Indo-Aryan culture and historical region located in what is now northwestern Pakistan and northeastern Afghanistan. Situated at the crossroads of Central and South Asia, it was
Apracharajas
…The Apracharajas (Gandhari: 𐨀𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨕𐨪𐨗), also known as Avacarajas (Gandhari: 𐨀𐨬𐨕𐨪𐨗), were a local ruling dynasty of Gandhara. Their capital, known as Apracapura or Avacapura, was located in Bajaur, though from numismatic evidence and reliquary inscriptions, it appears that…
Cremation urn, Gandhara grave culture, Swat Valley, c. 1200 BCE
Gandāra soldier from the tomb of Xerxes I, c. 470 BCE
Athenian tetradrachm (c. 500/490–485 BCE) discovered in Pushkalavati. This coin is the earliest known example of its type to be found so far east. Such coins were circulating in the area as currency, at least as far as the Indus, during the reign of the Achaemenids.
Major Rock Edict of Ashoka in Mansehra