An ancient region that occupied parts of present-day northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. It is famous for its artistic traditions, which flourished between 100 BCE and 700 CE, and incorporated influences from India, Central Asia as well as the Middle East.
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An ancient city in eastern Karnataka, located along the banks of the river Tungabhadra. It served as the capital of…
Group of political territories of Cham people that encompassed modern-day central and south Vietnam between the second century CE and…
A historical site in present-day Nepal considered to be the birthplace of the Buddha. It is also renowned for an…
Bijapure (now Vijayapura) is a city in present-day Karnataka which was founded c. tenth century CE by the Western Chalukyas…
A place of worship that is part of a group of temples dedicated to the Hindu goddess Sati, who is…
A network of historic trade routes, it connected Southern Europe, Persia, East Africa, Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia and…
Geographical region encompassing parts of southern Nepal and northeastern India. The language spoken here is Maithili. Also historically known as…
Persian for ‘footstep site’, referring to a place rendered holy by the visit of a saint or a sacred object,…