Gandhāra was an ancient Indo-Aryan mahajanapada ("great realm") situated in modern day northern Pakistan, in the Peshawar valley and Potohar plateau, and extending to Jalalabad district of modern-day Afghanistan.
Gandhāra was an ancient Indo-Aryan Mahajanapada ("Great Realm") of ancient Indian subcontinent, situated in modern day northern Pakistan, in the Peshawar valley and Potohar plateau. It encompassed the Peshawar valley and Potohar plateau and extended to Jalalabad district of modern-day Afghanistan.