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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient civilization → archaeological culture → historical culture →
artMedium	schist stone → stucco → terracotta →
artStyle	combination of Hellenistic and Indian elements →
associatedWith	Gandhara school of art →
capitalOrMajorCenter	Taxila →
declinePeriod	after 5th century CE →
flourishedDuring	1st century BCE → 1st century CE → Kushan period →
heritageSite	UNESCO World Heritage Site of Taxila →
influencedBy	Buddhist traditions → Greek culture → Hellenistic art → Indian culture → Persian culture →
knownFor	Buddhist sculpture → Buddhist stupas → 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 NERFINISHED → Swat Valley →
partOf	Silk Road cultural sphere →
produced	Gandhari Buddhist manuscripts →
religion	Buddhism → Hinduism →
roleIn	spread of Buddhism to Central Asia → spread of Buddhism to East Asia →
scriptUsed	Kharosthi script →
threatenedBy	Hunnic invasions →
underRuleOf	Achaemenid Empire → Indo-Greek kingdoms → Indo-Parthians → Indo-Scythians → Kushan Empire → Maurya Empire →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charsadda → Gandhara civilization ("Gandhara school of art") → Gandhari Prakrit ("Gandharan Buddhism") → Gandhari Prakrit ("Gandharan art") →	associatedWith
Mardan ("Gandhara") → Peshawar ("Gandhara") → Rawalpindi ("Gandhara") → Sharada script ("Gandhara") →	historicalRegion
Charsadda ("Gandharan heritage") → Gandhara civilization ("Greco-Buddhist art") → Kushan Empire ("Greco-Buddhist art") →	knownFor
Swat Valley ("ancient Gandhara") → Swat Valley ("Gandhara") →	historicalRegionOf
Kushan Empire ("Gandhara") → Maurya Empire ("Gandhara") →	territoryIncludes
Hellenistic art ("Gandhara") →	developedIn
National Museum, New Delhi ("Gandhara art") →	hasCollection
Kushan Empire ("Gandharan art") →	hasInfluenceOn
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom ("Gandhara") →	influenced
Indo-Greek Kingdoms ("Gandhara") →	locatedIn
Gandhari Prakrit ("Gandhara region") →	spokenIn
Northern India →	wasCradleOf