Pakistan Study Centre

University of Peshawar

PS-529 ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF PAKISTAN

 

PS-529 ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF PAKISTAN


The paper shall be divided into three phases.

(i)   Ancient (ii)   Medieval (iii)   Modern


1.         ANCIENT ART AND ARCHITECTURE:

Indus Valley Civilization (Harrapa and Mohenjodro), Aryans (Ghandhara Grave complex), Balambat (Dir), Aligrama (Swat), Achaemenian (Taxila), Greek Period (Taxila, Charsadda), Moryan Period (Taxila), Indo-Bactrian Greeks (Taxila, Charasadda), Scythian-Parthian (Taxila, Charsadda and Peshawar Valley), Kushan (Taxila, Peshawar Valley), Arab Period (Banbore, Mansura), Hindu Shahi (Hund, Swat, Dir and Peshawar).

2.         MEDIEVAL:

i)          Muslim architecture in Multan, Uchh, D.I.Khan, Lahore,  Thatta, Shaikhupura and Peshawar.

ii)          Muslim Calligraphy.

iii)         Muslim miniature and painting.

3.         MODERN:

i)          Trends in modern architecture: British period: Since 1947.

ii)          Pakistan Calligraphers and painters (Chughtai, Sadiqain and Gulji).

 

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