Aspavarman
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Commander Aspavarman is known from inscriptions and coins to have ruled in Gandhara
in the early part of the 1st century. He is also referenced in Ghandari texts, written in Kharoṣṭhī script, dating from the period.
Gandhara
Gandhāra , is the name of an ancient kingdom , located in northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. Gandhara was located mainly in the vale of Peshawar, the Potohar plateau and on the Kabul River...
in the early part of the 1st century. He is also referenced in Ghandari texts, written in Kharoṣṭhī script, dating from the period.
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