Verified34.1700° N · 71.7600° E · 300 m
Bala Hisar Kushan Extension — Charsadda East Mound
Indo-Greek to Kushan (180 BCE–300 CE)·Gandhara·🇵🇰 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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About Bala Hisar Kushan Extension — Charsadda East Mound
Bala Hisar Kushan Extension — Charsadda East Mound in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan is a Indo-Greek to Kushan (180 BCE–300 CE) tell attributed to Gandhara. Eastern mound beyond Bala Hisar citadel with Kushan coin hoards at Charsadda. Dani Bala Hisar Kushan city mound 10 m high east annex.
Why it mattersKey Gandharan–Kushan monastery illustrating Buddhist expansion
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Gandhara art evolution
- 02Kushan imperial network
Theories
- 01Monastic economy
- 02Greco-Buddhist fusion
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 180 BCE
- Period
- Indo-Greek to Kushan (180 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Gandhara
- Purpose
- Eastern mound beyond Bala Hisar citadel with Kushan coin hoards at Charsadda
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 180 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
34.1700° N · 71.7600° E · 300 m · 4 mapped features
Bala Hisar Kushan Extension — Charsadda East Mound — Citadel Summit
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34.1701° N · 71.7601° EBala Hisar Kushan Extension — Charsadda East Mound — Lower Terrace
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34.1698° N · 71.7602° EBala Hisar Kushan Extension — Charsadda East Mound — Kiln Area
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34.1704° N · 71.7598° EBala Hisar Kushan Extension — Charsadda East Mound — Storage Magazine
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34.1696° N · 71.7599° E