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Kingdom of Kapisa
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The Kingdom of Kapisa, appearing in contemporary Chinese sources as Caoguo and Jibin, was a state located in what is now Afghanistan during the late 1st millennium. Its capital was the city of Kapisa.
Statue of Buddha found in the monastery of Fondukistan, Gurband Valley, Parwan. 7th century. Guimet Museum.
Statue of Buddha found in the monastery of Fondukistan, Gurband Valley, Parwan. 7th century. Guimet Museum.
Asia in 565 AD, showing Kapisa and its neighbors.
Asia in 565 AD, showing Kapisa and its neighbors.
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
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…as Naga-worshippers. (Oldham further claims links between the Katas and/or Takkas and the Hazaras [the "Naga-cum-Sun worshipping Urasas"], Abhisara, Gandharas, Kambojas and Daradas.) D. B. Pandey traces the affinities of the early Kabul Shahis to the Hunas. Bishan Singh and K. S. Dardi etc. connect the Kabul…
Cremation urn, Gandhara grave culture, Swat Valley, c. 1200 BCE
Cremation urn, Gandhara grave culture, Swat Valley, c. 1200 BCE
Gandāra soldier from the tomb of Xerxes I, c. 470 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. Suc
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
Major Rock Edict of Ashoka in Mansehra