Pramāṇa · Search · About · API

Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c13.s2.30

Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c13.s2.30

Language
English

c13.s2.30

Strabo says⁵ "between the Indus and the Hydaspes (Jhelum) was Taxila, a large city, and governed by good laws. The neighbouring country is crowded with inhabitants and very fertile." The kingdom of Taxila formed the eastern part of the old kingdom of Gandhāra.