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Buddhism in Afghanistan

  • Gandharan BuddhismThe year 268 BCE marked the beginning of a profound transformation in the Peshawar basin. Emperor Ashoka, who ruled from 268 to 233 BCE, sent missionaries to…
  • Greco-BuddhismIn 326 BC, Alexander the Great crossed the Indus River and fought King Porus at the Battle of the Hydaspes. This military engagement marked the furthest…
  • Kushan EmpireIn 176 BC, the Yuezhi king was beheaded by the Xiongnu, forcing his people to flee their grasslands in eastern Xinjiang and northwestern Gansu.