Biography
Architect with a passion from Archaeology from Pakistan. Doing what I can to spread knowledge through this wonderful platform.
Education
- BA Architecture, National College of Arts, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- MSc Archaeology, Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations
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Definition
Taxila
When it comes to ancient history, Pakistan contains its fair share of treasures, one of the prominent of these being the ancient metropolis...
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Bhir Mound Excavations
Google Earth view of Bhir Mound archaeological site excavations at Taxila, 6th-2nd Cent BCE. Image © 2015 Digital Globe
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Sirkap Excavations, Taxila
Google Earth image of the ruins of Sirkap, the 2nd city of Taxila, dated 2nd cent BCE - 1st cent CE. Image © 2015 Digital...
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Gandhara Civilization
The Gandhara Civilization existed in what is now Northern Pakistan and Afghanistan from the middle of the 1st millennium BCE...
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Double-Headed Eagle Stupa
Front view of the double-headed eagle stupa shrine at Sirkap, Taxila. Dated 30 BCE – 80 CE from the Scytho-Parhian era...
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Jandial Temple
The temple at Jandial in Taxila, attributed to the Zoroastrian religion and mentioned in the works of Appolonius of Tyana. Dated...
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Stupa - Labelled Isometric View
An isometric image of Badalpur stupa showing the various elements which make up a stupa. Dated to 2nd - 5th Cent CE
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Stupa Front Detail
A detailed view of the front of a typical Gandharan stupa from Taxila at the site of Badalpur. Dated to 2nd - 5th Cent CE
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Buddhist Monastery Plan (Gandharan)
Plan of a typical Gandharan Buddhist monastery at Taxila from the site of Badalpur. Dated to 2nd - 5th Cent CE
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Post Kushan India
A map showing the political situation in the Indian Subcontinent following the fall of the Kushan Empire
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Graeco-Bactrian Empire
The map shows the first Graeco Bactrian kingdom established by Diodotus 1 following the dissolution of the Seleucid Empire...
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Kushan Empire
The map shows the extent of the Kushan Empire, c. 100 - 240 CE.
