Gandhara

Summary

Gandhara is a historical region^[1]. Gandhara ranks in the top 6% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,269 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gandhara is on the continent of Asia^[3].
• Gandhara's instance of is recorded as historical region^[4].
• Gandhara's instance of is recorded as Mahajanapada^[5].
• Gandhara's instance of is recorded as civilization^[6].
• Gandhara's Commons category is recorded as Gandhara^[7].
• 750 BC marks the founding of Gandhara^[8].
• Gandhara was dissolved in 535^[9].
• Gandhara's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.756, 'lon': 72.8291}^[10].
• Gandhara's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gandhara^[11].
• Gandhara's depicted by is recorded as Gandhāra Collection^[12].
• Gandhara's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[13].
• Gandhara's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Gandhara's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Gandhara's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[16].
• Gandhara's different from is recorded as Gandahar^[17].

Body

Geography

Gandhara is on the continent of Asia^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historical region^[4], Mahajanapada^[5], and civilization^[6].

History and Context

750 BC marks the founding of Gandhara^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gandhara include Gandhara grave culture^[18], an archaeological culture^[19].

Why It Matters

Gandhara ranks in the top 6% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,269 views/month).^[2] Gandhara has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] Gandhara is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Entities named for Gandhara include Gandhara grave culture^[18], an archaeological culture^[19].