Gandhara civilization

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ancient civilization archaeological culture historical culture

The Gandhara civilization was an ancient Indo-Greek-influenced cultural and artistic center in the northwestern Indian subcontinent, renowned for its distinctive Greco-Buddhist art and role in the spread of Buddhism.

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All labels observed (23)

Label Occurrences
Gandhara 18
Gandhara region 9
Gandhara civilization canonical 6

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient civilization ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ
historical culture ⓘ
artMedium schist stone ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
terracotta ⓘ
artStyle combination of Hellenistic and Indian elements ⓘ
associatedWith Gandhara civilization self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gandhara school of art
capitalOrMajorCenter Taxila ⓘ
declinePeriod after 5th century CE ⓘ
flourishedDuring 1st century BCE ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ
Kushan Empire ⓘ
surface form: Kushan period
heritageSite Taxila ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Taxila
influencedBy Buddhist traditions ⓘ
Greek culture ⓘ
Hellenistic art ⓘ
Indian culture ⓘ
Persian culture ⓘ
knownFor Buddhist sculpture ⓘ
Buddhist stupas ⓘ
Gandhara civilization self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Greco-Buddhist art

depictions of the Buddha in human form ⓘ
monastic complexes ⓘ
stone reliefs ⓘ
stucco sculpture ⓘ
languageUsed Gandhari Prakrit ⓘ
locatedIn northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ
present-day eastern Afghanistan ⓘ
present-day northern Pakistan ⓘ
region of Gandhara ⓘ
majorCenter Hadda ⓘ
Peshawar ⓘ
Swat Valley ⓘ
partOf Silk Road cultural sphere ⓘ
produced Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts ⓘ
surface form: Gandhari Buddhist manuscripts
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
roleIn spread of Buddhism to Central Asia ⓘ
spread of Buddhism to East Asia ⓘ
scriptUsed Kharoṣṭhī script ⓘ
surface form: Kharosthi script
threatenedBy Huna invasions ⓘ
surface form: Hunnic invasions
underRuleOf Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Indo-Greek Kingdoms ⓘ
surface form: Indo-Greek kingdoms

Indo-Parthians ⓘ
Indo-Scythian Kingdoms ⓘ
surface form: Indo-Scythians

Kushan Empire ⓘ
Maurya Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (60)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

northern India → wasCradleOf → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern India
National Museum, New Delhi → hasCollection → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara art
Gandhari Prakrit → spokenIn → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara region
Gandhari Prakrit → associatedWith → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandharan Buddhism
Gandhari Prakrit → associatedWith → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandharan art
Sharada script → historicalRegion → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Maurya Empire → territoryIncludes → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Rawalpindi → historicalRegion → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Peshawar → historicalRegion → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Swat → historicalRegionOf → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
subject surface form: Swat Valley
this entity surface form: ancient Gandhara
Swat Valley → historicalRegionOf → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Kushan Empire → knownFor → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Buddhist art
Kushan Empire → hasInfluenceOn → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandharan art
Kushan Empire → territoryIncludes → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Mardan → historicalRegion → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Charsadda → knownFor → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandharan heritage
Charsadda → associatedWith → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
Gandhara civilization → knownFor → Gandhara civilization self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Buddhist art
Gandhara civilization → associatedWith → Gandhara civilization self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara school of art
Hellenistic art → developedIn → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom → influenced → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Indo-Greek Kingdoms → locatedIn → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
ancient India → hasPart → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
subject surface form: Ancient India
this entity surface form: Gandhara region
Kharoṣṭhī script → usedInRegion → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhāra
Kharoṣṭhī script → usedForLanguage → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gāndhārī
Kharoṣṭhī script → associatedWithCulture → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhāran culture
Taxila → partOf → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara region
Taxila → significantPeriod → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
Bamiyan Buddhas → culture → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Huna invasions → location → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara region
Mingora Buddhist archaeological sites → partOf → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara region
Mingora Buddhist archaeological sites → heritageOf → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandharan Buddhist culture
Mingora Buddhist archaeological sites → hasCulturalPeriod → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara period
Yuezhi → regionOfActivity → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Swat District → historicalRegion → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Kambojas → historicalRegion → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greater Gandhara
Kambojas → neighboringPeoples → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandharas
Bhamala Stupa → culture → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Bhamala Stupa → era → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandharan period
Purushapura → associatedWith → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddhist Gandhara civilization
Purushapura → culturalRegion → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greater Gandhara
Gor Khatri → culturalLayer → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
Peshawar Museum → collectionFocus → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
Butkara Stupa → culturalContext → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Butkara Stupa → architecturalStyle → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandharan
Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) → region → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara cultural sphere
Kanishka I → associatedWith → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara region
Indian Buddhism → hasHistoricalRegion → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara
Takht-i-Bahi → partOf → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandhara region
Takht-i-Bahi → architecturalStyle → Gandhara civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gandharan