Peshawar: City of the Frontier | 2500 Years of History (Full Documentary)

At the mouth of the Khyber Pass lies Peshawar — the City of the Frontier. From Purusapura, capital of Kanishka's Kushan empire, to Mughal governors, Durrani kings, Sikh conquest, British rule, the Qissa Khwani tragedy of 1930 and the modern BRT city — this is the complete biography of one of South Asia's oldest living cities. NARRATION LANGUAGE: Hindi (Urdu-register). Title, thumbnail, description and tags are in English. Chapters: 0:00 — Intro: Peshawar, City of the Frontier 0:38 — The Story of the Name 1:03 — Gandhara and Kanishka the Great 1:53 — After the Kushans 2:21 — The Mughal Era (1526-1707) 3:02 — Durrani Afghan Rule 3:28 — Sikh Conquest and Hari Singh Nalwa (1834-1837) 4:03 — The British Era (1849-1947) 4:34 — Qissa Khwani 1930 5:18 — 1947: Part of Pakistan 5:43 — The Old City: Gates and Bazaars 6:17 — Islamia College and the Museum 6:50 — Modern Peshawar 7:20 — Peoples and Languages 7:44 — Outro: Heart of the Frontier AI disclosure: This video contains AI-generated visuals and AI narration created for storytelling purposes. #Peshawar #PeshawarHistory #PakistanHistory #KhyberPakhtunkhwa #Gandhara #Documentary #Pakistan