the top of Ghwandai mound. It's an important discovery as there are few cultic centres in this region belonging to Shahi periods in general. Dr. Luca Maria Olivieri said the temple was built around 700 AD., by that time Uddiyana (Swat Valley) was ruled by a king known as "From Kesar", who was the son of Khurasan Tegin Shah, a well-known Turk Shahi king from Kabul, and that the temple was re-established and maintained till the Hindu Shahi time (ca 1000 AD). The temple is also mentioned in a Hindu Shahi inscription, found in Barikot in the late 19th century and conserved in Lahore Museum. References External links Report of the Italian Archaeological Mission (Pdf, Italian) Populated places in Swat District Cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Archaeological sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Populated places along the Silk Road Stupas in Pakistan Indo-Aryan archaeological sites