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Buddhist Stupa Kahoujodaro (Kahujodaro)

SindhBuddhistProtected
It is a great heap of ruins locally known as Kahujodaro. During excavations by Cousen in 1909 some ornamental bricks and two remarkable figures discovered were pronounced that of Sikhi, the second Buddha and dated to the first half of the sixth century CE. According to H. Cousen, towards the north end of the ruined stump is sundried bricks of an old stupa, which must be the site of monastic establishment. The stump of the stupa is a great solid mass of sun-dried bricks laid in mud lying upon the ground. It was found in a fragment made of burnt clay in one piece with a large hole in the center for the staff of the umbrella. The site is associated to Rai Dynasty of Sindh (5th-6th Century CE).
Record ID
5248
Province / territory
Sindh
District
Mirpur Khas
Typology
Archaeological Site
Subtype
Buddhist
Period
Historic
Legal status
Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
Coordinates
25.54482, 69.00863 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari. (2015). Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015. Government of Sindh, Vol 3.

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