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
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
Pakistan
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Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim popu
Gandhara
…Gandhara (IAST: Gandhāra) 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 known for its influential Buddhist culture and absorbed…
Priest-King from Mohenjo-daro (c. 2500 BCE)
Standing Buddha from Gandhara (1st–2nd century CE)
Makli Necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rose to prominence as a major funerary site during the Samma dynasty.