• Shinkot (Pashto: شين کوټ) (also Pasaband) is a town and the center of Pasaband District, in the southern part of Ghor province, Afghanistan. It is located...
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    The Shinkot casket, also Bajaur reliquary of the reign of Menander, is a Buddhist reliquary from the Bajaur area in Gandhara, thought to mention the reign...
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    The Shinkot casket containing Buddhist relics was dedicated "in the reign of the Great King Menander"....
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  • Vijayakamitra, identified as a vassal to Menander II, according to the Shinkot casket. This epigraphic source further articulates that King Vijayamitra...
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    took place, around 20 CE. Vijamitra also made a second inscription in the Shinkot casket, which had initially been dedicated under the reign of Indo-Greek...
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    three jewels, or Triratana. A Buddhist reliquary found in Bajaur, the Shinkot casket, bears a dedicatory inscription referring to "the 14th day of the...
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    reliefs Saptarishi Tila statue Post-Mauryan coinage of Gandhara Kabul hoard Shinkot casket Rukhuna reliquary Treasure of Begram Wardak Vase Standing Buddha...
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    reliefs Saptarishi Tila statue Post-Mauryan coinage of Gandhara Kabul hoard Shinkot casket Rukhuna reliquary Treasure of Begram Wardak Vase Standing Buddha...
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    Buddhist cultural objects related to the Indo-Greeks are known, such as the Shinkot casket. By far the most important Indo-Greek remains found are numerous...
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    reliefs Saptarishi Tila statue Post-Mauryan coinage of Gandhara Kabul hoard Shinkot casket Rukhuna reliquary Treasure of Begram Wardak Vase Standing Buddha...
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