Sirsukh
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Sirsukh is an ancient walled city near Taxila in present-day Pakistan, built during the Kushan period and known for its distinctive defensive architecture and archaeological remains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sirsukh canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandoned | antiquity ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavations | 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gandharan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Kushan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Kushan period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | latest of the three ancient cities of Taxila ⓘ |
| countryUNESCOId | PK ⓘ |
| culture | Kushan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 1–2 km north of Sirkap ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Sir John Marshall (Taxila excavations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| hasCityWall | yes ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveArchitecture | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
gates ⓘ moat (probable or partial) ⓘ ramparts ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasStreetPlan | grid-like (probable) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | UNESCO World Heritage Site "Taxila" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
distinctive defensive architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Taxila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Taxila Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gandhara region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taxila archaeological complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sirkap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Sirkap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrates evolution of Taxila’s urban centers
ⓘ
important for study of Kushan urbanism ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 139-002 ⓘ |
| urbanLayout | planned city ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late Kushan period ⓘ |
| wallMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| wallPlan | rectangular ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.