Raw data
"Two Buddhist monasteries have been discovered at Tepe Maranjan (Kabul), in one of which a hoard of 326 silver Sasanian coins and 12 gold Kushano-Sasanian coins was found." Dani and Litvinsky (1999:114)
Kabol, Afghanistan Page
Other names: Kabul,Kubha,Kabura,Caubul,Kābol,Cabool,Kaboul,Cabul
World:Afghanistan:Velayat-e Kabol
Lat 34.5167 Long 69.1833
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
"204. Tepe Maranjan
Alternate spelling: Tappeh-ye Maranjan
Kabul Province. On Maranjan Hill, four kilometers east of the Kabul Bala Hisar, just to the north of the road to Butkhak.
Dates: Kushano-Sassanian period, 3rd-4th century AD
(numismatic, stylistic evidence);
Hephthalite-Turki Shahi, 5th-9th century (ceramic)
A Buddhist monastery complex, of which almost nothing remains today. Finds include sculpture, frescos, refined pottery and a hoard of 368 Sassanian silver drachmas, dating from 383 to 388 AD. In 1981 a second monastic complex was discovered by chance, which includes a diaper masonry stupa, and a thick ash layer that may mark the Hephthalite invasion. At the foot of the hill at the south side are twelve artificial caves with low parallel openings. Immediately to the east of these caves are many mounds.
Lat 34.5177777777 Long 69.2086111111 "
- DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#204 Tepe Maranjan)
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 6, 2010
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Tepe Maranjan monastery, AF.
Lat 34.5177 Long 69.2086
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Tepe Maranjan monastery - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#204 Tepe Maranjan)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Afghanistan:Velayat-e Kabol
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Tappeh-ye Maranjan - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#204 Tepe Maranjan)
- Tappe-i-Maranjan - http://www.mapsofworld.com/cities/afghanistan/kabul/information/
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx, Lat 34.5177777777 Long 69.2086111111 - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#204 Tepe Maranjan)
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Kabol - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Kubha http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Kabura - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Caubul - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Kābol - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Cabool - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Kaboul - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
- Cabul - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 34.5167 Long 69.1833 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/13/Kabol.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- Kushano-Sassanian period, 3rd-4th century AD - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#204 Tepe Maranjan)
12. Date-intermediate
- 4th to 5th centuries AD - Maeda (n.d.)
13. Date-late
- Hephthalite-Turki Shahi, 5th-9th century AD - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#204 Tepe Maranjan)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Archaeological, numismatic, ceramic, stylistic evidence
16. Additional notes
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