Ancient Gandhara civilization

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf civilization
gptkbp:artwork gptkb:Bodhisattvas
Jataka tales
Buddha's_life
gptkbp:availableIn Huna invasions
gptkbp:contributedTo Buddhism
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:Dharmarajika_Stupa
gptkb:Khanpur_Stupa
gptkb:Bhamala_Stupa
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Historical texts
Modern scholarship
Influence_on_later_Buddhist_art
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Central_Asia
East_Asia
South_Asia
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Pilgrimage
Monasticism
Buddhist_rituals
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Indus_Valley_civilization
1st century BCE to 5th century CE
gptkbp:economicActivity Agriculture
Trade
gptkbp:finish 7th century CE
gptkbp:governmentType Monarchy
gptkbp:hasGoals Frescoes
Sculpture
Stupas
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Classical period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkb:Kushan_Empire
gptkb:Indo-Scythians
Cultural exchange
Artistic innovation
Spread of Buddhism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ancient Gandhara civilization
gptkbp:influencedBy Greco-Buddhist_culture
gptkbp:knownFor Buddhist_art_and_architecture
gptkbp:language gptkb:Gandhari
gptkbp:locatedIn present-day Pakistan
gptkbp:majorIndustry Buddhism
gptkbp:marketSegment Silk Road
gptkbp:notableFeature Coins
Reliefs
Buddha_statues
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Ashoka
gptkb:Kanishka
gptkbp:notableTracks gptkb:Peshawar
Sirkap
Taxila
gptkbp:socialStructure Caste system
gptkbp:style Gandharan art