South and Southeast Asia
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
Indian PantheonCrash Course Mythology
Introduction to HinduismKhan Academy
Buddhas of BamiyanDrew Binsky
Buddhist Art in INDIA, Afghanistan, AND Tibet
Buddhist Art in INDIA, Afghanistan, AND Tibet
Great Stupa at SanchiMadhya Pradesh, IndiaBuddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynastyc. 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Stone masonry
BuddhaBamiyan, Afghanistanc. 400–800 C.E. (destroyed in 2001)Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint
Jowo RinpocheEnshrined in the Jokhang TempleLhasa, TibetYarlung DynastyBrought to Tibet in 641 C.E.Gilt metals with semiprecious stones, pearls, and paint; various offerings
HINDU ART IN INDIA
HINDU ART IN INDIA
Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)Hindu; India (Tamil Nadu), Chola Dynastyc. 11th century C.E.Cast bronze
southeast asia
southeast asia
THE MUGHAL EMPIRE
THE MUGHAL EMPIRE
The Mughal EmpireCrash Course World History
The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire - TED-Ed Stephanie Honchell Smith
Is this the most beautiful building in the world? - TED-Ed - Stephanie Honchell Smith
Taj MahalAgra, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaUstad Ahmad Lahori (architect)1632–1653 C.E.Stone masonry and marble with inlay of precious andsemiprecious stones; gardens
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA READING LIST
The Daring Journey to Reach Afghanistan’s Famous Buddhas—before they were lost - National Geographic (3-23-2021)