Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan

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Coordinates: 35°45′33″N 67°52′34″E / 35.759179°N 67.876073°E / 35.759179; 67.876073
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Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan
Royal enthronement scene at Dokhtar i-Noshirwan.
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan is located in Afghanistan
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan
Shown within Afghanistan
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan is located in Bactria
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan (Bactria)
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan is located in West and Central Asia
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan (West and Central Asia)
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan is located in South Asia
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan (South Asia)
Alternative nameDokhtar-i-Noshirwan
LocationSamangan, Afghanistan
Coordinates35°45′33″N 67°52′34″E / 35.759179°N 67.876073°E / 35.759179; 67.876073
TypeSettlement
Site notes
Excavation dates1928
ConditionRuined

Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan, also Nigar, is an archaeological site in the Ḵolm valley in northern Afghanistan.[1][2] It is located 100 kilometers north of Bamiyan and has the largest non-Buddhist mural in Afghanistan.[2]

The mural represent a local ruler, possibly

Shahi Tegin.[2]

The artists of Dokhtar i-Noshirwan for may have come from

Kakrak.[3]

  • Silver plate of Khosrau I (531 to 579 CE).
    Silver plate of
    Khosrau I
    (531 to 579 CE).
  • Plate depicting the Sasanian king Khosrow I (531 to 579 CE).
    Plate depicting the Sasanian king Khosrow I (531 to 579 CE).
  • A coin of Shahi Tegin.
    A coin of
    Shahi Tegin
    .

References

  1. ^ "DOḴTAR-E NŌŠERVĀN – Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org.
  2. ^ a b c d e Rowland, Benjamin (1974). The Art of Central Asia. p. 94. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  3. ^
    ISSN 0732-2992
    .
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