The Buddhist Grand Tope at Sanchi, India, as it was in the 1890' during the Mauryan period it is the oldest surviving complete stone structure in India. It was originally commissioned by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BC. ---- सांची, भारत में बौद्ध ग्रैंड टोपे, जैसा कि 1890 के दशक में था। ---- سنچی، بھارت میں بدھ مت کا عظیم الشان ٹوپے، جیسا کہ 1890ء کی دہائی میں تھا۔

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