The present name Akhnoor was given during the Mughal rule. The word Akhnoor is derived from Ankh and Noor, meaning eyes and vision respectively. It is said that at this place, some emperor’s wife got her eyesight back and hence the place got such a name. Akhnoor has been the northernmost part of the ancient Indus Valley civilisation also. Excavations in this area have revealed many artefacts belonging to the glorious Indus valley civilisation. An ancient Buddhist monastery has also been excavated in Ambaran village near Akhnoor which date back to 1st to 7th century BC. It is said that the settlement belongs to Gupta and Kushan periods of Indian history. This is the eighth place in the world where Buddha relics have been found in a stupa. #akhnoor #princeofwalesmuseum #buddhism #guptaperiod #History #indusvalleycivilisation #kashmir #archaeology #motog825gshot (at Prince of Wales Museum Mumbai) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpiS9FdP-EW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
