Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan

Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan

Royal enthronement scene at Dokhtar i-Noshirwan.
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Alternative name	Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan
Location	Samangan, Afghanistan
Coordinates	35.759179°N 67.876073°E / 35.759179; 67.876073
Type	Settlement
Site notes
Excavation dates	1928
Condition	Ruined

Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan, also Nigar, is an archaeological site in the Ḵolm valley in northern Afghanistan.^[1][2] It is located 100 kilometers north of Bamiyan and has the largest non-Buddhist mural in Afghanistan.^[2]

The mural represent a local ruler, possibly Hephthalite,^[3][2] in an attitude similar to that of Khosrau II on one of his silver plates: seated frontally with legs spread out and his hands on a large swords standing between his knees.^[2] The crown is formed by the head of a beast, framed by two wings, similar to a design known from the coins of Shahi Tegin.^[2]

The artists of Dokhtar i-Noshirwan for may have come from Bamiyan or Kakrak.^[3]

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  Silver plate of Khosrau I (531 to 579 CE).
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  Plate depicting the Sasanian king Khosrow I (531 to 579 CE).
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  A coin of Shahi Tegin.

References

1. "DOḴTAR-E NŌŠERVĀN – Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org.
2. Rowland, Benjamin (1974). The Art of Central Asia. p. 94. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
3. Klimburg-Salter, Deborah (1993). "Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan (Nigar) Reconsidered". Muqarnas. 10: 355–368. doi:10.2307/1523200. ISSN 0732-2992.