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Meaning of "taxila"
Taxila is a noun that refers to an ancient archaeological site in present-day Pakistan, known for its historical and cultural significance
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- An ancient city in what is now northern Pakistan, situated at the junction of three major ancient trade routes and possibly dating from before the 8th century BCE.
- A modern town and archaeological site at that location.
- A tehsil (sub-division), headquartered in the town, of the Rawalpindi District of Punjab province, Pakistan.
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Taxila lost its independence and became a mere provincial capital.
It is the only species in the genus Taxila.
Taxila local coinage.
Kalanos lived at Taxila and led an austere life.
Taxila mint mark.
According to other interpretations the elephant was the symbol of the city of Taxila.
Favonius taxila is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
There are some remnants of the ancient civilization of Taxila around the main campus.
Taxila became a leading center of Buddhist learning.
The great universities of Nalanda and Taxila hosted students from all over the world.
Of Taxila in the end was destroyed by the Huns in the fifth century.
They are found more commonly from Pataliputra to Taxila.
The bars found in Taxila generally use the same motifs but are elongated.
Coin probably minted in Taxila.
Peshawar Valley and Taxila are littered with ruins of stupas and monasteries of this period.
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These remnants are visible in the Gandhara capital of Taxila.
Peshawar Valley and Taxila are covered with ruins of stupas and monasteries of this period.
I have nominated Taxila below.
The region around Taxila includes some of the most famous Gandhara sites and monuments.
Twenty miles north of Islamabad the ancient city of Taxila can be found.
Taxila is located in Punjab to the west of the present Islamabad.
The site of the first city at Taxila is known now as the Bhir Mound.
Taxila had great influence on Hindu culture and the Sanskrit language.
Coins of this type were also found in the Bhir Mound hoard of Taxila.
Later Taxila became the capital of the northern province of the Mauryan Empire.
The Greeks mention the existence of cities and fortified towns such as Taxila.
It is the headquarters of the Taxila Tehsil in Rawalpindi district.
His capital was the Gandharan city of Taxila.
He ruled from Taxila and later from Sagala Sialkot.
Its main cities were Peshawar and Taxila.
Other scholars doubt if Taxila ever belonged to the Achaemenid Empire.
King Bimbisara sent him to Taxila.
The Taxila area.
The Kushans ultimately regained Mardan and ancient Taxila c.
Ruins at Bhir Mound representing the city of Taxila during the Achaemenid period.
Ancient Taxila was situated at the pivotal junction of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia.
See also Taxila.
Main archaeological artifacts from the Indo-Greek strata at Taxila.
Stupa in Taxila.
By some accounts, Taxila was considered to be amongst the earliest universities in the world.
Ancient city of Taxila.
Modern Taxila is a mix of relatively wealthy urban, and poorer rural environs.
Guide to Taxila.
Chandragupta Maurya 's advisor Kautilya was a teacher at taxila.
What is the importance of Taxila as an archaeological site?
Other finds include beads, seals, terracotta figures and ritual objects all exhibited at Taxila Museum.
Eventually, he left home for Taxila to do his higher studies.
Two bronzes of this child-god have been found in Begram and Taxila.
During his rule, the citizens of Taxila revolted twice.
Ancient Taxila was historically referred to as Takshashila in Sanskrit, and Takkasila in Pali.
