Excavation

Excavation at Manda revealed a 9.20 m deposit with threefold sequence with two sub periods in Period I. Period II has early historical pottery of types comparable with those of same period from Northern part of India and period III is represented by Kushan antiquities and house walls with 3 m wide street. After the Kushan period, the site seems to have been deserted.

Historical significance

Manda is situated on the right bank of Chenab River in the foothills of Pir Panjal range, 28 km northwest

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