ˌʌndɚ ðə kˈʌʃən ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɪt ɡɹˈuː ˌɪntʊ ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ tˈaʊn bᵻfˌoːɹ ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ˈɜːθkweɪks ɪnðə θˈɜːd sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˌeɪdˈiː dˈɛvᵻstˌeɪɾᵻd ɪt.
Under the Kushan Empire it grew into a major town before a series of earthquakes in the 3rd century AD devastated it.