![]() ![]() Sun Temple of Modhera, with stepwell surrounding the Kunda (tank), was built by Bhima I of Chaulukya dynasty in 1026 CE. It is one of the largest temple complexes on the Indian subcontinent. The temple complex was built by the third ruler of the Karkota dynasty, Emperor Lalitaditya Muktapida, in the 8th century CE. The inscription in cursive Bactrian reads: Mihira, Vishnu and Shiva. Marking the location where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. It testifies to Indo-Roman trade relations beginning around the 1st century BCE. ![]() It is thought to have come from Bhokardan in the Satavahana realm in the first half of the 1st century CE. The capital describes, among other donations, the gift of a stupa with a relic of the Buddha, by Queen Ayasia, the chief queen of the Indo-Scythian ruler of Mathura, satrap Rajuvula. The shrines were developed over the period from 2nd century BCE to the 5th century CE. Ilango Adigal is the author of Silappatikaram, one of the five great epics of Tamil literature. The Gangaridai army, with its 4,000 elephant force, may have lead to Alexanders retreat from India. King Bimbisara of Magadha visits the Bamboo Garden (Venuvana) in Rajagriha artwork from Sanchi. Malla was an ancient Indian republic ( Gaa sangha ) that constituted one of the solasa (sixteen) Mahajanapadas (great realms) of ancient India as mentioned in the Anguttara Nikaya.
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