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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Persian for ‘footstep site’, referring to a place rendered holy by the visit of a saint or a sacred object,…
An archaeological site in present-day Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Founded c. 1000 BCE, the site was located along trade routes between Central…
An archaeological site located in present-day Sindh, Pakistan, and dated to c. 2500 BCE. It was one of the largest…
A historical Buddhist site in present-day Madhya Pradesh and the site of stupa complexes such as the Great Stupa from…
Historic region of southern India comprising the fertile deltas of the Krishna and Godavari rivers, in present-day Andhra Pradesh, sometimes…
An ancient city in Karnataka, India, it was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire (1336–1646 CE). It is also an…
Located in present-day Karnataka, it was a capital and coronation site of the Early Western Chalukyas. It is noted for…
An ancient city in eastern Karnataka, located along the banks of the river Tungabhadra. It served as the capital of…