Gandhara: The Northwestern Kingdom of Gandhari and Shakuni in the Mahabharata
The historical core of Gandhara is generally placed around the Peshawar Valley, Taxila and Pushkalavati, with its wider geographical and cultural sphere extending through the valleys of the Swat and Kabul rivers. In modern terms, this corresponds mainly to northwestern Pakistan and adjoining eastern Afghanistan.
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