# Hashtnagar > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hashtnagar > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hashtnagar.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtnagar > Source revision: 1317849211 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Part of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Hashtnagar Hashtnagar area, in [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan) Hashtnagar Buddha Statue of the Buddha from Palatu Dheri in Hashtnagar, inscribed of "the year 384", thought to belong to the [Yavana era](/source/Yavana_era), which would be 209 CE. Piedestal of the same statue, with Year 384 inscription: *sam 1 1 1 100 20 20 20 20 4 Prothavadasa masasa divasammi pamcami 4 1* ("In the year 384, on the fifth, 5, day of the month Prausthapada").[1] The pedestal was sawed off by L. White King in 1883 and brought to the British Museum.[2] **Hashtnagar** ([Pashto](/source/Pashto_language): هشت نګر, more commonly known as اشنغر in [Pashto](/source/Pashto_language))[3] is one of the two constituent parts of the [Charsadda District](/source/Charsadda_District%2C_Pakistan) in [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa](/source/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa). The name Hashtnagar is derived from the [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) अष्टनगरम् *Aṣṭanagaram*, "eight towns", from Sanskrit *aṣṭa*, "eight" and नगर *nagara*, "settlement, locality, town". There was an unrelated town of the same name near Kabul in the 17th century. It was home to the [Roshani Movement](/source/Roshani_movement). The descriptive was later influenced by the Persian هشت *hasht*, "eight". The etymology "Eight Towns", refers to the eight major settlements situated in this region.[4] These are: - [Chārsadda](/source/Charsadda), Hashtnagar [[Muhammadzai](/source/Muhammadzai_(Hashtnagar)) and [Kheshgi](/source/Kheshgi)] - [Prang](/source/Prang%2C_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa) (the 1812 list groups Prang with Chārsadda) - [Rajjar](/source/Rajjar), Chārsadda - [Sherpao](/source/Sherpao), Chārsadda - [Tangi](/source/Tangi%2C_Pakistan), Chārsadda - [Turangzai](/source/Turangzai), Chārsadda - [Umarzai](/source/Umarzai), Chārsadda - [Utmanzai](/source/Utmanzai%2C_Charsadda), Chārsadda - [Dargai](/source/Dargai), Chārsadda ## History ### Buddhist period Hashtnagar is known for an early Buddhist statue. The name Hashtnagar is derived from the Sanskrit *Aṣṭanagaram*, *aṣṭa* meaning "eight" and *nagaram* meaning "town".[5] ### Modern era In 1812 the Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) described the [Gujars](/source/Gurjar) of Afghanistan as brave, mainly pastoral, and numerous in Hashtnagar district. The [Muhammadzai (Charsadda)](/source/Muhammadzai_(Charsadda)) and [Kheshgi](/source/Kheshgi) were also mentioned as powerful tribes in the area.[6] ## Media A documentary, exploring the political and cultural life of Hashtnagar, has been made by [Ammar Aziz](/source/Ammar_Aziz)[7][8] which is the first ever film on the subject.[9] It features the local artists and political activists and romanticizes the [communist](/source/Communist) movement of the area. ## Notable people - [Bacha Khan](/source/Bacha_Khan) - [Major General Akbar Khan](/source/Major_General_Akbar_Khan) - [Abdul Wali Khan](/source/Abdul_Wali_Khan) - [Abdul Ghani Khan](/source/Abdul_Ghani_Khan) - [Dr. Khan Sahib](/source/Dr._Khan_Sahib) - [Lieutenant General Imran Ullah Khan](/source/Imran_Ullah_Khan) - [Asfandyar Wali Khan](/source/Asfandyar_Wali_Khan) - [Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao](/source/Hayat_Muhammad_Khan_Sherpao) - [Rustam Shah Mohmand](/source/Rustam_Shah_Mohmand) ## See also - [Babrra massacre](/source/Babrra_massacre) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art [p. 37](http://www.carc.ox.ac.uk/PublicFiles/media/Final%20e-version%20Problems%20of%20Chronology%20in%20Gandharan%20Art.pdf) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Errington, Elizabeth. ["Numismatic evidence for dating the Buddhist remains of Gandhara"](https://www.academia.edu/3676180). *Papers in Honour of Francine Tissot. Silk Road Art and Archaeology 6*: 204. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Raverty, Henry George](/source/Henry_George_Raverty) (1867), [*A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans*](http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.0:1:331.raverty) (2 ed.), Williams and Norgate, p. 33[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-(CalcuttaIndia)1812_4-0)** Asiatick Society (Calcutta; India) (1812). [*Asiatick researches, or, Transactions of the society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature of Asia*](https://books.google.com/books?id=_yooAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA383). John Murray. pp. 383–. Retrieved 1 April 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Obbink_5-0)** Hendrik Willem Obbink (1949). [*Orientalia Rheno-traiectina*](https://books.google.com/books?id=0t8UAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA115). Brill Archive. pp. 115–. GGKEY:S6C77GP5KP7. Retrieved 1 April 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) (1812). [*Asiatick researches, or, Transactions of the society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities*](https://books.google.com/books?id=J5QBAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA395). John Murray. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["In the spotlight: Screening of Hashtnagar"](http://tribune.com.pk/story/331394/in-the-spotlight-screening-of-hashtnagar/). 3 February 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Documentary on insurgency survivors wins first prize"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140504171959/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/28-Jan-2011/documentary-on-insurgency-survivors-wins-first-prize). 2011-01-28. Archived from [the original](http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/28-Jan-2011/documentary-on-insurgency-survivors-wins-first-prize) on 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2013-01-15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["A man with a movie camera in Hashtnagar!"](http://www.viewpointonline.net/a-man-with-a-movie-camera-in-hashtnagar.html). Viewpointonline.net. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2013-01-15. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.Hashtnagar.com) - [Official website](http://www.dailymashriq.com.pk/index.php?edition=&date=2015-01-04&page=3&type=Magazine) - [Official website](http://searchsikhism.com/sikh-misals/the-phulkian-misal) - [Official website](http://www.dailymashriq.com.pk/index.php?edition=&date=2014-08-24&page=13&type=Magazine) [34°12′59.24″N 71°42′53.26″E / 34.2164556°N 71.7147944°E / 34.2164556; 71.7147944](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Hashtnagar¶ms=34_12_59.24_N_71_42_53.26_E_) v t e Gandhara History Gandhara kingdom Achaemenid invasion of the Indus Valley Greek conquests in India Mauryan Empire Greco-Bactrian kingdom Indo-Greek kingdom Indo-Scythians Indo-Parthians Kushan Empire Alchon Huns Turk Shahis Hindu Shahis Ghaznavid Empire Culture Greco-Buddhist art Greco-Buddhism Hellenistic influence on Indian art Silk Road transmission of Buddhism Art of Gandhara by museum Archaeology Peshawar basin Takht-i-Bahi Sahr-i-Bahlol Baho Dheri Aziz Dheri Shaji-ki-Dheri Kanishka stupa Loriyan Tangai Jamal Garhi Yusufzai‎ Sikri Yusufzai Butkara Stupa Bhamala Aziz Dheri Shingardara Ali Masjid Sphola Ahin Posh Swat Saidu Sharif Chakpat Barikot Charsadda Pushkalavati Ranigat Hashtnagar Sikri stupa Taxila Sirkap Dharmarajika Jaulian Kalawan Mohra Muradu Jandial Kunala Stupa Lalchak monastery Badalpur Bhallar Mankiala Bhir Mound Eastern Afghanistan Hadda Tapa Shotor Chakhil-i-Ghoundi Tapa-i Kafariha Shotorak Paitava Bimaran Mes Aynak Fondukistan Khair Khaneh Sphola Stupa Tapa Sardar Tepe Narenj Tepe Maranjan Artifacts Aramaic Inscription of Taxila Bimaran Casket Kanishka reliquary Stone palettes Buddhas of Bamiyan Buner reliefs Saptarishi Tila statue Post-Mauryan coinage of Gandhara Kabul hoard Shinkot casket Rukhuna reliquary Treasure of Begram Wardak Vase Standing Buddha Brussels Buddha Bajaur casket Silver Reliquary of Indravarman Hephthalite silver bowl Gardez Ganesha This Charsadda District location article is a stub. 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