The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s7.128

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c6.s7.128

Shah-Dheri—1. Takshaśilā. 2. Taxila of the Greeks, one mile north of Kālā-kā-serai, between Attock and Rawalpindi. The Kathā-sarit-sāgara places it on the Jhelum. Taksha-śila was founded by Taksha, son of Bharata and nephew of Rāmachandra. It was the capital of Gāndhāra.

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Kathāsaritsāgara — Somadeva Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit