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
Sirnikot is located in deh Sadhoja, near New Jatoi town in Taluka Moro, Naushahro Feroze District of Sindh.[1]
Construction
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
- ^ 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.