Surkh Kotal (Persian: چشمه شیرChashma-i Shir; also called Sar-i Chashma, is an ancient archaeological site located in the southern part of the region of Bactria, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of the city of Puli Khumri, the capital of Baghlan Province of Afghanistan.[1] It is the location of monumental constructions made during the rule of the Kushans. Huge temples, statues of Kushan rulers and the Surkh Kotal inscription, which revealed part of the chronology of early Kushan emperors (also called Great Gara) were all found there. The Rabatak inscription which gives remarkable clues on the genealogy of the Kushan dynasty was also found in the Robatak village just outside the site.
The site of Surkh Kotal, excavated between 1952 and 1966 by Prof. Schlumberger of the Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan, is the main site excavated of the Kushan Empire. Some of the site's sculptures were transferred to the National Museum of Afghanistan (also known as the 'Kabul Museum'), the rest of the site was completely looted during the Afghan Civil War. The most famous artifacts of this site are the Surkh Kotal inscriptions, the statue of King Kanishka and the fire altar. The statue of the king was destroyed during the Taliban wave of iconoclasm in February–March 2001, but has been restored by French conservationists. The three artifacts are currently on display in the Afghan National Museum.
SurkhKotalSurkhKotal (Persian: چشمه شیر Chashma-i Shir; also called Sar-i Chashma, is an ancient archaeological site located in the southern part of...
in the province, Baghlan. The ruins of a Zoroastrian fire temple, the SurkhKotal, are located in Baghlan. The lead nation of the local Provincial Reconstruction...
Pass to the Baghlan Valley and past the Kushan archeological site at SurkhKotal, to the commercial centre of Balkh and the rest of northern Afghanistan...
further south. Archaeological structures are known in Takht-i Sangin, SurkhKotal (a monumental temple), and in the palace of Khalchayan. On the ruins...
the Bactrian language and Greek script, found in 1993 at Rabatak, near SurkhKotal in Afghanistan. The inscription relates to the rule of the Kushan emperor...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
objects, and coins rescued from the French excavations at Ai-Khanoum and SurkhKotal; the spectacular collection of objects found at a merchants warehouse...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
Mausoleum Haji Piyada Khair Khaneh Mundigak Musalla Complex Nagara Qala-i-Jangi Rag-i-Bibi SurkhKotal Iran Bandian complex Mount Khajeh Shahr-e Sukhteh...
the 2nd-3rd centuries CE. This includes texts found at Dašt-i Nāwur, SurkhKotal, Al-Khanoum, and seven other short inscriptions. He and Edvard Rtveladze...
language and Greek script and found in 1993 at the site of Rabatak, near SurkhKotal in Afghanistan. The inscription relates to the rule of the Kushan emperor...
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