Shaikhan Dheri
E300992
Shaikhan Dheri is an important archaeological site in the Charsadda region of Pakistan, known for remains linked to ancient Gandhara and early historic urban settlements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shaikhan Dheri canonical | 2 |
| Shahji-ki-Dheri | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalResearchField |
Gandharan studies
ⓘ
South Asian archaeology ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Early Historic period
ⓘ
Indo-Greek Kingdoms ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Greek period
Kushan Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Kushan period
|
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| culture | Gandharan culture ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf |
ancient Gandharan settlement
ⓘ
early historic urban settlement ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions |
Kharoṣṭhī script
ⓘ
surface form:
Kharosthi
Prakrit ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSite | urban mound ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist-period material culture
ⓘ
fortification remains ⓘ urban planning remains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charsadda District
ⓘ
Gandhara civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Gandhara region
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Charsadda
ⓘ
surface form:
Charsadda city
Peshawar Valley ⓘ |
| locatedOn | alluvial plain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gandhara civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Gandhara
|
| partOfArchaeologicalRegion | Charsadda archaeological complex ⓘ |
| region |
Peshawar Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Peshawar Basin
|
| religiousContext |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding early historic cities in northwestern South Asia
ⓘ
key site for study of Gandharan urbanism ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shahji-ki-Dheri