Bakhshali facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Bakhshali Mardan Pakistan
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 Bakhshali Mardan Pakistan
Location in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bakhshali Mardan Pakistan
Location in Pakistan
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Mardan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Bakhshali (Urdu: بخشالی) is a small village in Mardan District, which is part of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is also a "union council," which is a local government area that includes the village and nearby smaller areas. Bakhshali is located at an elevation of about 307 meters (1,010 feet) above sea level.
History of Bakhshali
Bakhshali is famous because of an amazing discovery made there.
The Bakhshali Manuscript
In 1881, during the time when the British ruled India (called the British Raj), something very special was found in Bakhshali. A person who worked for a local police officer was digging in an old, unused building. They found an ancient book, or manuscript, which is now known as the Bakhshali manuscript.
This manuscript is incredibly important because it is one of the oldest known documents about Indian mathematics. It was written on birch bark, which is the outer layer of a birch tree, used like paper a long time ago. The Bakhshali manuscript shows us how people in ancient India understood and used numbers and math. It's like a window into the past, showing us how math ideas developed many centuries ago!
