Tepe Maranjan

Tepe Maranjan was the site of a Buddhist monastery that appears to have been founded in the 4th century, the 67th century of Buddhism in Afghanistan. It lies east of the tomb of Nadir Shah and north of the Kabul–Jalalabad Road. The site was excavated by the French Archaeological Delegation in Afghanistan under Jean Carl in 1933, again by Gérard Fussman in 1976, and again by Zemaryalai Tarzi of the Afghan Institute of Archaeology more recently. Many Buddhist sculptures were discovered on the site. They are made of clay and represent a style intermediate between the sculptures of Hadda and those of the Fondukistan monastery. The hoard also contained 12 scyphate gold dinars of the Kidarites, which might have circulated at the same time as the Sassanian coins, or may have been added later. ==Mausoleums and graves==

The following is a list of people buried on Maranjan Hill. • Mohammad Nadir Khan • Mohammad Zahir Shah • Sultan Mohammad Khan ==Gallery==

File:Seated Buddha at Tepe Maranjan.jpg|Seated Buddha at Tepe Maranjan File:Kneeling Buddhist donors at Tepe Maranjan.jpg|Kneeling Buddhist donors at Tepe Maranjan File:Tepe Maranjan Bodhisattva head.jpg|Tepe Maranjan Bodhisattva head File:Tepe Maranjan seated Bodhisattva.jpg|Tepe Maranjan seated Bodhisattva File:Kidara coin, 4th century CE, type 6A-D.jpg|Coin in the name of Kidara I, with legend "βαγο Κιδαρο οοζορκο κοþανοþαο" "Kidara, the great Kushanshah", of the type found in Tepe Maranjan (Type 6A-D), dated to before 388 CE. ==See also==