Bakhshali ( ur, بخشالی) is a village and
union council in
Mardan District,
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
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Pakistan
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. It is located at 34°17'0N 72°9'0E and has an altitude of 307 metres (1010 feet).
History
The village is notable for being the location of what is now known as the
Bakhshali manuscript. This is an ancient mathematical work written on
birch bark
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The strong and water-resistant cardboard-like bark can be easily cut, bent, and sewn, which has made it a valuable building, craftin ...
and is the oldest surviving document in
South Asia
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Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth descr ...
of
Indian mathematics. It was discovered in 1881 during
British rule
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or Direct rule in India,
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by the tenant of a local police inspector. The manuscript was discovered while the tenant was digging in an abandoned building.
The Bakhshali manuscript
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See also
* Baghdada
References
{{Mardan-Union-Councils
Union councils of Mardan District
Populated places in Mardan District