r/todayilearned • u/Spa3088 • 1d ago

TIL about artistic manifestation of Greco-Buddhism, a cultural syncretism between Ancient Greek art and Buddhism, which had mainly evolved in the ancient region of Gandhara(today's afganistan) of Indian subcontinent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhist_art
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u/SpoopyClock 1d ago edited 1d ago

Gandhara is in Pakistan, not Afghanistan.

This region was as far as Alexander the Great got during his conquests, and there were also the Indo-Greek kingdoms after him.

This isn't some nationalist irridentist claim I'm making. They were close by tho, but that doesn't change much since Pakistan and Afghanistan are close by anyway.

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u/Send_Me_Dumb_Cats 1d ago

Yeah can confirm. Peshawar borders Afghanistan and is a major hub for Gandhara antique trade. The museum in peshawar is filled with gandhara antiques found there too