Gandhara is the name of an ancient kingdom (Mahajanapada), located in modern day northern Pakistanand parts of eastern Afghanistan. Gandhara was located mainly in the vale of Peshawar,the Potohar plateau and on the Kabul River. Its main cities were Purushapura (modern Peshawar.During the 2nd century B.C., it was here Pakistan is the land which attracted Alexander the great fromMacedonia in 326 B.C., with
