Verified33.8300° N · 72.9600° E · 500 m
Sahri Bahlol — Taxila Mound Annex at Loriyan
Kushan (100 CE) Gandhara·Gandhara Buddhist·🇵🇰 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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About Sahri Bahlol — Taxila Mound Annex at Loriyan
Sahri Bahlol — Taxila Mound Annex at Loriyan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan is a Kushan (100 CE) Gandhara ancient-city attributed to Gandhara Buddhist. Mound annex with Buddha sculptures south of Sahr-i Bahlol monastic enclosure. Marshall Sahr-i Bahlol monastic mound with Buddha.
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. 100 CE
- Period
- Kushan (100 CE) Gandhara
- Culture
- Gandhara Buddhist
- Purpose
- Mound annex with Buddha sculptures south of Sahr-i Bahlol monastic enclosure
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 100 CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
33.8300° N · 72.9600° E · 500 m · 3 mapped features
Sahri Bahlol — Taxila Mound Annex at Loriyan — Citadel Mound
citadelCitadel
33.8301° N · 72.9601° ESahri Bahlol — Taxila Mound Annex at Loriyan — Lower Town Street
streetStreet and shops
33.8298° N · 72.9602° ESahri Bahlol — Taxila Mound Annex at Loriyan — Bazaar Axis
bazaarBazaar and ivories deposit
33.8304° N · 72.9598° E