{"id":277,"date":"2013-05-18T07:17:15","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T07:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/?p=277"},"modified":"2013-05-18T07:17:15","modified_gmt":"2013-05-18T07:17:15","slug":"glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/","title":{"rendered":"Glimpses into the rich history of Peshawar &amp; KP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a common scene in 60s and 70s to spot European and English travelers across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit\u00a0 Baltistan.\u00a0 The region exhibited tolerance and the traditional welcoming nature of local Pashtun tribes that has been a subject of vivid writings during colonial period of India. Peshawar and Swat in particular hosted contingents of travelers who came flocking to the region to witness Buddhist remains and travel along the route which was once traveled by Alexander the great.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a brief pictorial account of some attractions of the region.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-277 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/1963-brochure-pakistan-tourist-map-published-ministry-of-commerce-gov-of-pakistan-1963\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/1963-Brochure-Pakistan-Tourist-Map-published-Ministry-of-Commerce-Gov-of-Pakistan-1963-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-278\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-278'>\n\t\t\t\t1963 Brochure &#8216;Pakistan Tourist Map&#8217; published Ministry of Commerce Gov of Pakistan 1963 (Credit: Qisa Khwani FB page)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/1963-brochure-pakistan-tourist-map-published-ministry-of-commerce-gov-of-pakistan-1963-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/1963-Brochure-Pakistan-Tourist-Map-published-Ministry-of-Commerce-Gov-of-Pakistan-19631-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/a-swati-nomad-girl-credit-gulraiz-ghori\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/A-swati-nomad-girl-credit-Gulraiz-ghori-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/a-vintage-steam-locomotive-for-tourists-crosses-the-old-attock-bridge-built-1883-over-the-indus-photo-2006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/A-vintage-steam-locomotive-for-tourists-crosses-the-old-Attock-bridge-built-1883-over-the-Indus-Photo-2006-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-282\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-282'>\n\t\t\t\tLike the Khyber pass safari, the railways in Pakistan has seen unprecedented decline in the past 2-3 decades.  \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/a-godin-co-wrapping-paper-used-for-records-private-collection-a-jan\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/A.-Godin-Co.-Wrapping-paper-used-for-records-Private-collection-A-Jan-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/an-artisan-at-work-pic-via-statesman\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/An-artisan-at-work-pic-via-statesman-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-284\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-284'>\n\t\t\t\tThe once famous and crafty Peshawar woodwork needs immediate attention\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/attan-qisa-khwani\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/attan-qisa-khwani-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-285\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-285'>\n\t\t\t\tThe traditional Pathan dance &#8216;Attan&#8217; has multiple variations and is dying owing to the new ultra religious view claiming all forms of music and dance against the injunctions of Islam. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/female-medical-students-of-the-khyber-medical-college-peshawar-on-a-higher-altitude-trekking-excursion-in-kaghan-region-kp-pakistan-courtesy-kmc-hiking-club-2008\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/Female-medical-students-of-the-Khyber-Medical-College-Peshawar-on-a-higher-altitude-trekking-excursion-in-Kaghan-region-KP-Pakistan-Courtesy-KMC-Hiking-Club-2008-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/governors-lodge-at-nathiagali-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-pakistan\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/Governors-Lodge-at-Nathiagali-Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-287\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-287'>\n\t\t\t\tPakhtunkhwa&#8217;s summer Governors&#8217; lodge at Nathiagali, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/khan-klub-peshawar-the-once-especially-refurbished-haveli-in-inner-city-served-as-a-restaurant-pic-via-iopyne\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/Khan-Klub-Peshawar-the-once-especially-refurbished-haveli-in-inner-city-served-as-a-restaurant-pic-via-@iopyne-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-288\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-288'>\n\t\t\t\tKhan club Peshawar- the once refurbished haveli served as a restaurant in inner Peshawar city. No more!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/plunder-in-the-valley-of-buddah-illegal-excavation-and-mining-going-on-at-the-historic-sikri-site-in-mardan-district-pakistan-this-kind-of-vandalism-at-arche\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/Plunder-in-the-Valley-of-Buddah-Illegal-excavation-and-mining-going-on-at-the-historic-Sikri-site-in-Mardan-District-Pakistan.-This-kind-of-vandalism-at-arche-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-289\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-289'>\n\t\t\t\tPlunder in the valley of Buddha where illegal excavation and mining goes unnoticed and the region losing some of the oldest and finest of Buddhist remains\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/rare-view-of-the-kabuli-gate-from-qissa-khwani-inside-the-walled-city-of-peshawar-c-1905\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/Rare-view-of-the-Kabuli-Gate-from-Qissa-Khwani-inside-the-Walled-City-of-Peshawar-c.1905-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-290\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-290'>\n\t\t\t\tKabuli gate (1905) from the famous Qissa Khwani (Story teller bazar), Peshawar\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/statue-of-a-buddha-seated-on-a-lotus-throne-in-swat-valley\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/Statue-of-a-Buddha-seated-on-a-lotus-throne-in-Swat-Valley-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-291\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291'>\n\t\t\t\tStatue of a Buddha seated on a lotus in Swat Valley\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/takht-bhai-buddhist-monastery-unesco-world-heritage-site\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/Takht-bhai-Buddhist-monastery-UNESCO-World-Heritage-Site-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-292\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-292'>\n\t\t\t\tTakht bahi (Mardan) Buddhist monastery- A UNESCO world heritage site\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/blogs\/2013\/05\/glimpses-into-the-rich-history-of-peshawar-kp\/attachment\/vibrant-chilum-jusht-spring-festival-of-the-kalash-tribe-of-chitral-in-pakistan-bumboret-kalash-ali-jan\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/inspire\/files\/2013\/05\/Vibrant-Chilum-Jusht-Spring-Festival-of-the-Kalash-tribe-of-Chitral-in-Pakistan.-Bumboret-Kalash-Ali-Jan-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-293\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-293'>\n\t\t\t\tVibrant Chilum Jusht Spring Festival of Kalash tribe of Chitral-Bumboret (Photo:Ali-Jan)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a common scene in 60s and 70s to spot European and English travelers across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit\u00a0 Baltistan.\u00a0 The region exhibited tolerance and the traditional welcoming nature of local Pashtun tribes that has been a subject of vivid writings during colonial period of India. 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