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The Discovery and Development of Buddhist Archaeology of Gandhara Ancient Pakistan, Vol. XXIV 25 The Discovery and Development of Buddhist Archaeologyof Gandhara: An Appraisal Tauqeer Ahmad Abstract: f The histo,y of archaeology in the Indian s11b-Conti11e11t spreads over more than one and a hal c�11turies. To re,·iew, highlight a11d emluate archaeological activities conducted in due passage of t1111e. an alfempt has heen 111ac/1 to leam .from the past experie11ces and to suggest strategy for how to proceed in a heifer ll'a_l'. l I comprehe11d academic problems and prospects related to the development of the su�ject III fter. a mn'�r <?( archaeological activities do11e in Ga11dhiira is presented here to he shared. Introduction: however, a few novel issues carrying great The discovery of Buddhist archaeology of numismatic and historical values are pointed Gandhara is a by-product of the European out. They were coins of Apollodotus and quest for ancient coins who were fascinated by Menander discovered for the first time. Tod's the adventures of Alexander the Great in the discovery of these coins constituted an era in cast. The accounts of these adventures are the history of Bactro-Indian numismatics given by classical writers, but nothing on the (Wilson 1841: 4 ). Another enthusia tic coin ground in the form of coins or monuments collector was Charles Masson. "In the July of substantiate them. Great was the joy when the present year ( 1833)", he states, "I left for chance discoveries of a few Bactrian Greek the city of Kabul to explore the districts north coins in the l 81h century CE set the ball rolling of it ... I soon learned that large number of in this direction. Footprints of Alexander' coins were continually found on the plain uccessors in the ea t were thought to be (called Begram)". Masson continued his emerging. The coin were deciphered and re earch for four year and, besides opening a published that stimulated the interest of large number of stupas, collected more than various private collectors. The establishment 30,000 coins (Wilson 1841: 11 ). of the Asiatic Society by Sir William Jones on Meanwhile a French officer of the army of 1 the I 5 h January 1784 facilitated re earch work Ranjit Singh, the Sikh ruler of the Panjab, and the journal Asiatic Researche,· wa first General JB Ventura opened an ancient published in 1788. monument, actually a Buddhist stupa, near the Encouraged by this development, Col. James village Manikiala/ Mankiala (JB Ventura Tod, during his 12 year residency in India, 1832). It was fir t reported by M Elphinstone, r collected 20,000 com of different who on his way back fom Kabul in 1808 sent denomination and published a memoir on a party to test Col. Wilford's view that Greek, Parthian and Indian coins in the fir t Mankiala marked the site of ancient Taxila. Elphin tone's party found no remains other volume of the Tran actions of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1824. He described most of than the lope, as the stupa was locally called, the collection as possessing no special interest; but twelve years afterwards Moorcroft, Ancient Pakistan, Vol. XXIV 26 crossing the spot, was informed by people that of that Hellenistic sculptural art which once old walls, potsherds, and ancient coins were adorned all Buddhist sanctuaries of this frequently discovered. Topes were also region. How destructive such digging usually observed by Moorcoft on the west of the Indus was and how often much of the poil, when and in Afghanistan (Wilson 1841: 31 ). The sold to amateur collectors, was ultimately "Tope" of Mankiala was not a solitary scattered or destroyed, is a story too sad to be example of its kind on this spot. M Court who told here". One of the most evocative visited the place hortly afterwards found no descriptions of "stupa-hunting" has been given less than fifteen Lopes in the neighbourhood by Major Herbert B Edwards ( 1851) of the 1 �1 which he opened and, luckily, found Roman Bengal European Fuzilier Regiment, m coins in one of them. An account of Ventura's connection with his notice of Akra mound discovery, effected in April and May 1830, near Bannu (Edwards 1851: 335-41 ). was forwarded to Calcutta and made known With this a vague outline of a Gandhara there about the end of the same year. In the school of sculpture showing Greek as well as beginning of March 1832, Lieutenant (later local influences started emerging. The first Sir) Alexander Burnes, then on his way to note on this subject is apparently by W Bokhara, visited Mankiala and inspected the Jackson (Jackson 1852: 511-13) who operations of Ventura. Burnes also made a illustrated two pieces of Gandhara sn1cco collection of coins which was published by found near Peshawar. In the same year EC James Prinsep in the journal of the Society for Bayley (Bayley 1852: 606-21) found a June 1833 (Jame Prinsep 1833: ii, 310). detailed note on some sculptures found in the Discovery Peshawar district. These were collected by Ventura's work at Mankiala and Masson's Col. Lumsden of the Guides Corp and digging in Afghanistan opened up a new field, Lieutenant Stokes of the Horse Artille,y from namely, Buddhist archaeology, which a site known as Jamal Garhi. A sketch plan of stimulated general interest in images and the Jamal Garhi stupa and drawings of paved the way for plundering such sculptures and architectural pieces arc also monuments. Sir Aurel Stein ( 1929: 17) just at given. the outset of his famous Swat trip bitterly The development of archaeological activities remarks: "My first vi it was to Nat, at the foot which finally re ultcd in the discovery of of the Mora pass, where, above a small Gandhara School may be divided into three village, diggings made for Col. Deane in 1897 phases. The first pha e was dominated by had brought to light a mass of fine Greco­ Cunningham, the second by Marshall and the Buddhist relievos. These had been excavated third by the Italian Mission in Swat, the from fine stupas or shrines by local Pathans Department of Archaeology, University of without supervision or guidance; but, at least, Peshawar and the Japanese mission . they were safely lodged in the Calcutta Museum. Much regrettable damage and loss First Phase have been caused, before and since, in tribal A systematic enquiry into the ancient past of territory and elsewhere along the Peshawar India started with the establishment of the border, by "irresponsible" digging for remains Archaeological Survey of India in 1861. Ancient Pakistan, Vol. XXIV 27 Alexander Cunningham, then in his 4gth year It is not possible to cover all the and freshly out of the army with the rank of archaeological activities of Cunningham in Major General was appointed as it first head this brief note. His initial appointment for two (Chakrabarti 1988: 57). Cunningham years was extended up to 1864-65 season identified the ancient city of Pushkalavati with when the government of India appreciated the the two large towns of Parang and Charsada results of the surveys carried out by him, but, and in the same general area two mall stupa without recommending further extension. As a sites mentioned by Xuan Zang. The site of result Cunningham left for England on 9th Varusha with a cave and a spring wa February, 1866. identified with the village, Palodheri, near But the need for systematic exploratory Shabaz Garhi and ancient Utakhanda with activities was soon felt so that in a dispatch Hund. Salatura, the birth place of Par:iini was dated 11th Januaty 1870 the Duke of Argyll, identified with the modem town Choia Lahore the then Secretary of State, wrote of the and Ranigat with Aomos of the classical necessity of centralising the archaeological writers. Cunningham's major achievement in activitie under the government and putting the Panjab was the identification and them on a secure basis. The government of description of the ruins of Taxila in which he India under the Viceroy Lord Mayo accepted mentions the ramparts of Kacha-Kot and the suggestion and wanted Alexander Sirsukh and the great city of Sirkap each of Cunningham at the head of new central which being as large as the imperial city of department, the Archaeological Survey of Shah Jahan at Delhi. But the ize and number India. Cunningham was back early in 1871 to of the stupas, monasteries and other religious take over. buildings, he remarks, is even more wonderful than the great extent of the city. Hasan Abdal In the introduction to the report of 1872-73 with its Buddhist ruins was identified with the season, Cunningham began with a reference of place of the legend of the Naga Elapatra. In the increasing number of sculptures coming the same general area he laid a trench to a from the north western regions. The ruins depth of 22 feet at a stupa near Boati Pind which first came under scrutiny during this while Balar stupa was opened by a local chief. season were those in Peshawar valley. At He mentions the stupa of Badalpur as one of Shahbazgarhi, Cunningham satisfied himself the three largest stupas in the Panjab (the by taking a fresh copy of the Ashokan others were Mankiala and Shahpur). He also inscription ig. 5) and noting the existence of refers to Buddhist remains at Tarnawa, an extensive city in the vicinity. The Kurmal and Rawalpindi or Gajipu.r. He visited excavations at Takht-i-Bahi were Mankiala and excavated a large mound superintended by Sergeant FH Wilcher of the (200x l 80x I 0-12 feet) north of the stupa Sappers and Miners.
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