Peshawar

settlement · 1700 AD – 2100 AD

Ancient Peshawar was a capital of the Gandharan kingdom from the second century AD, when it was known as Purushapura.

Coordinates

34.01238, 71.57875

Also known as

(पुरूषपुर (sa), Purushapura (sa)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors

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