Shakuni
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Shakuni is one of the antagonists of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the prince of the kingdom of Gandhara when introduced, later becoming its king after the death of his father, Subala. He was the
Shakuni (left) and Yudhishthira playing dice-game, relief at Lepakshi
An illustration depicting the dice-match between Shakuni (seated, in green) and Yudhishthira.
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
Shakuni
…Shakuni (Sanskrit: शकुनि, IAST: Śakuni, lit. 'bird') is one of the antagonists of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the prince of the kingdom of Gandhara when introduced, later becoming its king after the death of his father, Subala. He was the brother of Gandhari and the maternal uncle of the Kauravas…
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