Note: Ancient settlement on route of Alexander the Great (ca. 325 BCE); subsequently subject to Chandragupta Maurya (ca. 300 BCE) and Bindusara (ca. 275 BCE). Influenced by Greece, Persia, and Central Asia, the city flourished as an important Buddhist center until the 2nd century CE. Located on major Silk Road trade route between India and Afghanistan.
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