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Event religious South Asia

Sanchi Stupa

300 BCE

Oldest stone structure in India, a Buddhist…

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Buddhist complex in Madhya Pradesh, India

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Landmark · South Asia

Sanchi Stupa

300 BCE – still standing

The Great Stupa began under Ashoka in the third century BC and was enlarged in later periods.

Standing in 300 BCE

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Around the same time

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300 BCE Petra 300 BCE Samarkand 300 BCE Antioch 300 BCE Sanchi Stupas 300 BCE Volubilis 300 BCE Bandiagara Escarpment
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