Kanishka Stupa

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The Kanishka Stupa (Pashto: کانیشکا سټوپا; Urdu: کنشک اسٹوپ) was a monumental stupa established by King Kanishka of Kushan during the 2nd century CE in today's Shaji-ki-Dheri on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. Considered among the tallest buildings in the ancient world, the stupa was built during the Kushan era to house Buddhist relics which were transferred to the U Khanti Hall at Mandalay Hill in Burma after their discovery.

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