Sirnikot
Sirnikot (Urdu: سرنی کوٹ, Sindhi: سرڻي ڪوٽ) is a Buddhist site situated along the left bank of the Indus River in Sindh, Pakistan.
Location[edit]
Sirnikot is located in deh Sadhoja, near New Jatoi town in Taluka Moro, Naushahro Feroze District of Sindh.[1]
Construction[edit]
The construction of the Sirnikot Fort seems to be a continuation of late Bronze Age of Harappa architecture built with baked bricks and clay or mud adopted in later periods.[2] There is a stupa close to the fort, constructed from unbaked bricks. The stupa is on a mound and has a staircase leading to the top. Terracotta elephant faces, terracotta balls, and carved bricks with floral and leaf designs were found from here.[3] The height of the stupa is 70 feet. The walls of Sirnikot are 10 feet high and it is spread over an area of five acres.[1] The Sirnikot site belongs to Buddhism which spread to Sindh during the empire of Ashoka the Great.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Stupa at risk of destruction in Kot Sirani". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Journal of Asian Civilisations. Taxila Institute of Asian Civilisations. 2002.
- ^ "Buddhist Site at Sirni Kot". The Buddhist Forum. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Stanton, Andrea L. (2012). Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia. SAGE. ISBN 978-1-4129-8176-7.
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