Sirsukh: Sirsukh (Urdu: سر سکھ) is the name of an - TopicsExpress



          

Sirsukh: Sirsukh (Urdu: سر سکھ) is the name of an archaeological site near the city of Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.The city of Sirsukh was founded by the Kushan king Kanishka after 80 CE, and is the last of the great ancient cities of Taxila. The invaders decided to abandon the older city of Sirkap and build a newer city on the other side of the Lundi-nala sirsukh wall: he wall of the city is made of large stone bricks with smaller stone bricks in-between the larger ones. It is remarkably smooth on the outer side. Circular bastions are present in the wall at small distances for defence. These bastions contain holes for archers who could shoot arrows at the enemy outside. links : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirsukh posted by: Sara Jahan.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:30:01 +0000

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