PUTAJ Humanities and Social Sciences 77 A Note on the Archaeological Significance of Hund Zarawar Khan 1 , M. A. Durrani 2 & Mir Muhammad Khan 3 Abstract Hund, the U-To-Kia-han-Cha of the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen-Tsang, Udabhandapura of the Hindu Shahi, Wayhand of Alberuni, Ohind of mirza Mughal Beg, Hound of General Court and Oond of James Abbot, is a rich Archaeological site, located on the right bank of river Indus in the Swabi district o Khyber pakhtunkhwa, lies 15 km north of Attock and 10.5 km south- east of ChotaLahur (Ancient Salatura, the birth place of Panini, the first Sanskrit grammarian of 5 th century B.C). It was the third and last capital city of Gandhara, conquered by the Muslim invaders under the leadership of Mahmud of Ghazna in the 11 th century A.D. The history of Hund as a crossing point goes back to a very remote age, because it is generally believed that Alexander the great had crossed the mighty river Indus here to advance to Taxila. However, during the recent excavations, the antiquities of Hund go back to the Kushan period and no evidence of the time of Alexander has come to light. But the area gained popularity during the middle of the 9 th century A.D, when it became the winter capital of the Hindu Shahi rulers.Research on the Archaeology of Hund started in the 19 th century, when it was first surveyed by General Court in 1836. Since that many Archaeological finds have come to light till present day. The richest Archaeological site at Hund is that of Salamgarh, which is spread over an area of nearly 2 km. Many important structures are still visible here and there including a wide mouth water well, probably to the time of Hindu Shahi period. The well is internally finished with excellent stone masonry work, but unfortunately it is now under great threats due to the cruel hands of antiques hunters. Similarly the owners of the site are using heavy machinery for leveling the ancient mounds of Salamgarh and destroying the evidences of the past glory of Hund. Key words: Hund, Archaeological Site, Gandhara. 1. Lecture, Institute of Archaeology & Social Anthropology, University of Peshawar, zarawarkhan22@yahoo.com 2. Associate Professor, Institute of Archaeology & Social Anthropology, University of Peshawar, mukhtar_ali@upesh.edu.pk 3. Lecturer, Institute of Archaeology & Social Anthropology, University of Peshawar, mirarch@gmail.com