We know history about the 2 thousand Kilometers long sindhu river. Currently pakistan army is fighting with talibans in swat valley. But many people will get amazed by knowing the fact that from AD 300 before to AD 800, around 1100 years, swat valley was overruled by Buddhism or we can say it was influanced by buddhism. Many buddhist peoples lives near ghazni in afghnistan around AD 0994. When father of Muhommad Ghazani, Sabuktigin Bamiyan became governor in AD 0994, there were many collonies of Buddhist at that place. When in 1021, Muhammad Ghazani enters to swat valley, that was very bad time for buddhism, and he saw buddh temples in very bad condition. The main reason for that was, in india all kings were supporting hinduism under the trumendis influence of Shankracharya. Every one knows that just before some time violant talibanis distroy boddh idols carved into Bamiyan Hills.
Swat valley is very beautiful region. It is consider as switzerland of Pakistan. Swat's capital is Migora, and it is fulled with Islamic Madresas ( teching institutes). This madresas teaches Kuran, and its very conservative. They thought that watching television and hearing radio is bad for Madresa's students and pakistani muslims. Its sin to hear anytype of music. Some of the Muslims from swat valley, supports taliban governmet. They dont like pakistan government to have good relation with US government.
Swat valley is situated on route famous as silk route between south asia and chine. This silk route is very long, hindus coundt reach there, but buddhist did. Gautam Budhha died around 5th century, and though buddha's birth place was Nepal, but after buddha took Nirwan (Miksha), Buddh monks reache to swat and founded huge center for buddhism. India's Famouns Teching institute named 'Takshashila' was also founded in very near by place to swat. Currently takshashila place is in Pakistan.
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