Rafiullah Khan
I am student of history with diverse interest such as ancient period, history of archaeology, history/archaeology and identity, heritage management, historical development of societies, historiography etc.
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The present study argues concerning the possible existence of multiple centres of power during the late historic Swat period (7th-10th centuries CE). Archaeological, oral and analogical data has been produced and synchronized so as to re/construct the socio-political landscape of the period. The study focuses on the archaeological site of Nangrial (ننګریال) in the Malam-jaba valley along with its wider environs. The area is sumptuous enough in ancient remains and has been studied since the first ever visit of Sir Aurel Stein in 1926. Protohistoric graves, rock art and structures of late antiquity are found in the area. As a result, enough ancient history of Nangrial is now known. However, this understanding is augmented by adding oral data – dealing with political centrality of the site – in the framework of memory studies. It is argued that Swat in the last centuries of the first millennium of Common Era saw the presence of more than one centre of political power.
antiquarian work from the point of view of archaeological legislation, as it was in place at the time, in British India, historical considerations presented by scholars in the field and the relationship of knowledge creation with power.
The present study argues concerning the possible existence of multiple centres of power during the late historic Swat period (7th-10th centuries CE). Archaeological, oral and analogical data has been produced and synchronized so as to re/construct the socio-political landscape of the period. The study focuses on the archaeological site of Nangrial (ننګریال) in the Malam-jaba valley along with its wider environs. The area is sumptuous enough in ancient remains and has been studied since the first ever visit of Sir Aurel Stein in 1926. Protohistoric graves, rock art and structures of late antiquity are found in the area. As a result, enough ancient history of Nangrial is now known. However, this understanding is augmented by adding oral data – dealing with political centrality of the site – in the framework of memory studies. It is argued that Swat in the last centuries of the first millennium of Common Era saw the presence of more than one centre of political power.
antiquarian work from the point of view of archaeological legislation, as it was in place at the time, in British India, historical considerations presented by scholars in the field and the relationship of knowledge creation with power.