Akhan Kot? Actually Akhnoor? Let's use Akhnur? Replace: Bhamala Stupa Extension — Taxila West

Why it mattersKey Gandhara Buddhist (Kushan) stratigraphic tell for Syro-Mesopotamian sequence

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 150 CE Sirkap Buddhist shift

Period

Kushan to Hindu Shahi (150 BCE–1000 CE) Gandhara

Culture

Gandhara Buddhist (Kushan)

Purpose

Cruciform stupa extension 1 km west of Taxila Sirkap with stucco Bodhisattvas

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 150 CE Sirkap Buddhist shift

   Initial construction

2. c. 1920 CE

   Modern survey

• Akhan Kot? Actually Akhnoor? Let's use Akhnur? Replace: Bhamala Stupa Extension — Taxila West — Fire Temple Cella

  cella

  Cella with altar

  33.8501° N · 72.9501° E

• Akhan Kot? Actually Akhnoor? Let's use Akhnur? Replace: Bhamala Stupa Extension — Taxila West — Entrance Pylon

  pylon

  Pylon

  33.8498° N · 72.9501° E

• Akhan Kot? Actually Akhnoor? Let's use Akhnur? Replace: Bhamala Stupa Extension — Taxila West — Stele Base

  stele

  Stele

  33.8504° N · 72.9498° E

• Akhan Kot? Actually Akhnoor? Let's use Akhnur? Replace: Bhamala Stupa Extension — Taxila West — Storage Building

  storage

  Storage

  33.8496° N · 72.9499° E