Grand Trunk Road

• The Grand Trunk Road ran for 1,600 miles (2,600km), from Chittagong on the mouth of the Ganges in Bangladesh to Kabul in Afghanistan.
• Built during the Mauryan Empire in India (3rd century BCE), It is still in use today and is known by the same name.

Megasthenes

• It was mentioned by Megasthenes, (350-290 BCE), a Greek Envoy to the Mauryan Court, who described a whole organisation dedicated to its maintenance.

Route:

• Chittagong, Bangladesh on the Ganges.
• Howrah, West Bengal, India.
• Delhi, India.
• Amritsar, Punjab, India.
• Lahore, Pakistan.
• Taxila, Pakistan.
• Peshawar, Pakistan.
• Khyber Pass.
• Kabul, Afghanistan.

Chittagong, Bangladesh