Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.683

c6.683

*Takṣaśilā* (*Chinese Shi-Shi-Ch’eng*).—It was the capital city of the Gandhāra kingdom. Pāṇini and Patañjali mention it in the *Aṣṭādhyāyī* (4. 3. 93) and in the *Mahābhāṣya* (1. 3. 1; 4. 3. 93; pp. 588-589) respectively. It occurs in the Kaliṅga Rock Edict I. In Aśoka’s reign a *Kumāra* was posted as the viceroy at Takṣaśilā, which was always in a state of revolt.