Gandhara Heritage Trail

See Peshawar key spots with our knowledgeable local guides

• Local Experience
• Balanced
• Some Walking
• Sightseeing

From the 6th century BCE to the 11th century, the Kingdom of Gandhara flourished and lasted, but it attained the height from the 1st century to the 5th century under Buddhist Kushan Kings. The name Gandhara disappeared when Mahmud of Ghazni in 1021 CE conquered it. During the Muslim period, the area was administered from Lahore, and during the Mughal era, it was part of Kabul province. The Gandharas were settled since the Vedic times on the banks of Kabul River (River Kubha or Kabol) up to its mouth into Indus. The region is known as Peshawar Valley. Later the Gandharas crossed the Indus and included parts of the northwest Punjab of Pakistan. Gandhara was located on the grand northern high road (Uttarapatha) and was a center of international commercial activities. It was an essential channel of communication with ancient Iran and Central Asia.

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