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title: Round Stupa (Taxila)
author: Dr. Muhammad Kashif Ali
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3957/round-stupa-taxila/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 2015-07-01
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# Round Stupa (Taxila)

_Authored by [Dr. Muhammad Kashif Ali](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/Muhammad_Kashif_Ali/)_

## Image File

[![Round Stupa (Taxila)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3957.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3957.jpg)

## Image Caption

Sirkap is a [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) style [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Gandhara](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gandhara_Civilization/) once the Indian Subcontinent and modern Pakistan in [Taxila](https://www.worldhistory.org/taxila/) (Punjab-Pakistan). Sirkap city was built in 2nd Century BCE by Greco-Bactrian ruler. The Round [stupa](https://www.worldhistory.org/stupa/) of Sirkap is remarkable historical monument of [Buddhism](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/). It is situated in north-east of the ancient Greek city.

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## About the Author

Ethno-historian focusing in mountain communities of Pakistan like Kalasha, Kho, Shin, Hunzakut, Balti etc, teaching history in university and PhD in ethno-history of the Kalasha people of Chitral-Pakistan.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Ali, D. M. K. (2015, June 24). Round Stupa (Taxila). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3957/round-stupa-taxila/>
### Chicago
Ali, Dr. Muhammad Kashif. "Round Stupa (Taxila)." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 24, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3957/round-stupa-taxila/>.
### MLA
Ali, Dr. Muhammad Kashif. "Round Stupa (Taxila)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jun 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3957/round-stupa-taxila/>.

## License & Copyright

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