Mankiala Stupa

Pakistan / Punjab / Gujar Khan / Mankiala Village Rawat nearby N5 GT Road
 place with historical importance, historical building, buddhist monastery
Top Manikiala or Mankiala Stupa توپ مانکیالہ مانکیالہ سٹوپا
Top Manikiala or Mankiala Stupa is the towering monument located in Northern region of Potohar, (currently Rawalpindi) Pakistan’s. It is part of great Gandahara Culture and has a great ancient history attached to it. Geographically the famous Mankiala Stupa is located close to Mankiala village which is distanced just about 30 KMs from Rawalpindi/36 KMs from capital Islamabad. It can be seen from the famous Rawat Fort along the famous G T Road built by Sher Shah Soori. It is believed to be one of the 84 stupas’ that had the ashes of Buddha buried in its top. It is visible from the nearby historic town of Rawat. According to historians, the stupa was built either by Kanishka between 128-151 CE or by the Great Ashoka sometimes in 128 BC. It was first discovered by British traveller Mount Stuart Elphinstone in 1808. He wrote in details about the stupa in his memoir “An account of the Kingdom of Caubul and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India” published in 1815. After discovery, all the relics deposited in the stupa were excavated, renovated and restored it to its present condition by the British rulers during 1800. They stole some of the precious relics of Buddhist times and placed them in their British museum as trophies.
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Coordinates:   33°26'53"N   73°14'36"E

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