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was regarded—referring to its eastern provinces— as part of India by Hiuen Tsang, At Allah a bad, the Lat (or pillar) has—as also at Sanki a—a honey-suckle ornamentation, such as is found in As syria, as well as in Greece. ‘The human-headed bulls of Buddha-gay a, and the winged griffens of Sanchi, also compare with A yrian figures. The Manik-yala, and Ahinpash topes, and other structures, in the Peshawar valley, have bastard-Corinthian columns; while Greek forms pervade the Kashmir valley and India to the Hydaspes (Jhélam): these are now called Indo-cla ical, and were introduced no doubt by Greeks from Baktria, after the conquest of Alexander, This influence is not traced east of the Jhélam river, though it is evident that the magnificent shrine of Nakhon-Vat, discovered in the forests of Kambodia (see excellent photographs by Mr J. Thomson), shows Greek influence. The Moslem (or Turkish) invasion beginning in 1010 a.c. and continuing till 1120 a.c., when they settled down as rulers of the Panjab, rapidly affected Indian architecture. 153