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'''Bakhshali''' ({{langx|ur|بخشالی}}) is a village and [[union councils of Pakistan|union council]] in [[Mardan District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20120805105450/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=53&dn=Mardan Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mardan – Government of Pakistan]</ref> It is located at 34°17'0N 72°9'0E and has an altitude of 307 metres (1010 feet).<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Bakhshali.html Location of Bakhshali – Falling Rain Genomics]</ref>
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}}'''Bakhshali''' .Pashto, Urdu: '''بخشالی''' derived from Bakhsh ali, Pashto Urdu:'''بخش علی''' is the elder of Gujer tribe who migrated to the area along with his tribe from Kohistan in the 17th century.Bakhshali is a village and [[union councils of Pakistan|union council]] in [[Mardan District]] of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]] in [[Pakistan]].<ref>[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=53&dn=Mardan Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mardan – Government of Pakistan]</ref> It is located at 34°17'0N 72°9'0E and has an altitude of 307 metres (1010 feet).<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Bakhshali.html Location of Bakhshali – Falling Rain Genomics]</ref>


==History==
==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]] and is the oldest surviving document in [[South Asia]] of [[Indian mathematics]].<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qSfneQ0YYY8C&pg=PA371&lpg=PA371&dq=Bakhshali+oldest&source=web&ots=RruZ8MKJpe&sig=fQHBw30RsURjS-dzxB0ja1shNd4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism]</ref> It was discovered in 1881 during [[British Raj|British rule]] by the tenant of a local police inspector. The manuscript was discovered while the tenant was digging in an abandoned building. <ref>[http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Bakhshali_manuscript.html The Bakhshali manuscript]</ref> The village also lends its name to the [[Methods of computing square roots#Bakhshali_approximation|Bakhshali approximation]] which is a method of finding an approximation to a [[square root]] that was described in the manuscript. Famous politician and former provincial minister Ameer Zada Khan of National Awami Party (NAP) was born in Bakhshali. The followings are notable persons remained in the history of Bakhshali. Bibi Abbay, Sahibzada Baba, Shaheed Baba, Mian Mohammad Shah Kakakhel (Mohammad Bacha), Fazal Malik Khan(ptcl) Sahibzada Naqeebullah Bacha, Haji Mehmood Khan, Maulana Fakhruddin Baba, Jalildin Baba, Bibiko Mami, Wawajee, Haji Qalar-din, Maulvi Fazal Hadi, Maulana Ameer Said, Maulana Arsh Ullah, Haji Hidayat Ullah ,Colonel Shahdad Khan, Haji Karim Shah, Israr Ullah Israr and Waqas Ahmad Khan.
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]] and is the oldest surviving document in [[South Asia]] of [[Indian mathematics]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SKBxa-MNqA8C|title=The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism|editor=Gavin Flood|publisher=Blackwell Publishing|pages=616|year=2003|isbn=9780470998687}}</ref> It was discovered in 1881 during [[British Raj|British rule]] by the tenant of a local police inspector. The manuscript was discovered while the tenant was digging in an abandoned building.<ref>[http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Bakhshali_manuscript.html The Bakhshali manuscript]</ref>
In addition, renowned educationist and columnist Mian Unwan-ud-din Kakakhel is also from Bakhshali. Famous journalist Syed Fakhar Kakakhel also hails from Bakhshali.
In the past, Bakhshali remained the center of provincial assembly seat PK30. But after the death of Ameer Zada Khan, this seat hasn't yet been won by a resident of Bakhshali, but by outsiders. Currently, population of Bakhshali is approximated between 50,000 to 55,000.

== Education ==
The village have Government degree college for boys, and secondary schools for both boys and girls along with many private educational institute.

== Economy ==
The village has God gifted agriculture land which produced super quality of crops,wheat, maize, sugarcane, tobacco, potato, sunflower.Tomato,onion, ginger,garlic and all kind of vegetable grows in enormous quantity.Shops and small markets is establish by individual growing rapidly with time.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Bakhshali manuscript]]
*[[Baghdada]]
*[[Baghdada]]


Latest revision as of 23:32, 25 October 2024

For the village in Iran, see Bakhshali, Iran.
Bakhshali Mardan Pakistan
Bakhshali Mardan Pakistan
Bakhshali Mardan Pakistan is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bakhshali Mardan Pakistan
Bakhshali Mardan Pakistan
Bakhshali Mardan Pakistan is located in Pakistan
Bakhshali Mardan Pakistan
Bakhshali Mardan Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°17′05″N 72°09′00″E / 34.28472°N 72.15000°E / 34.28472; 72.15000
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictMardan
Government
 • NazimQazi Bashir
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Bakhshali (Urdu: بخشالی) is a village and union council in Mardan District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1] It is located at 34°17'0N 72°9'0E and has an altitude of 307 metres (1010 feet).[2]

History

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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 and is the oldest surviving document in South Asia of Indian mathematics.[3] It was discovered in 1881 during British rule by the tenant of a local police inspector. The manuscript was discovered while the tenant was digging in an abandoned building.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mardan – Government of Pakistan
  2. ^ Location of Bakhshali – Falling Rain Genomics
  3. ^ Gavin Flood, ed. (2003). The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. Blackwell Publishing. p. 616. ISBN 9780470998687.
  4. ^ The Bakhshali manuscript
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