Dalverzin Tepe — Kushan Palace Hall Extension
Kushan (50–300 CE)·Kushan (Surkhandarya)·🇺🇿 Surkhandarya Province, Uzbekistan
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About Dalverzin Tepe — Kushan Palace Hall Extension
Dalverzin Tepe — Kushan Palace Hall Extension in Surkhandarya Province, Uzbekistan is a Kushan (50–300 CE) temple-complex attributed to Kushan (Surkhandarya). Palace hall 36 × 36 m extension east of Dalverzin Buddha temple. Pugachenkova Dalverzin Buddhist temple with mural and palace hall 36 m.
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. 50 CE
- Period
- Kushan (50–300 CE)
- Culture
- Kushan (Surkhandarya)
- Purpose
- Palace hall 36 × 36 m extension east of Dalverzin Buddha temple
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 50 CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.3500° N · 67.8600° E · 400 m · 4 mapped features
Dalverzin Tepe — Kushan Palace Hall Extension — Sanctuary Court
courtCourt with votive stupas
37.3501° N · 67.8601° EDalverzin Tepe — Kushan Palace Hall Extension — Monk Cells
cellsMonastic cells
37.3498° N · 67.8602° EDalverzin Tepe — Kushan Palace Hall Extension — Stupa Terrace
stupaStupa platform
37.3504° N · 67.8598° EDalverzin Tepe — Kushan Palace Hall Extension — Storage Magazine
storageStorage
37.3496° N · 67.8599° E