A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1823
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1823
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c5.1823
TAKSHA-SĪLĀ. A city of the Gāndhāras, situated in the Panjāb. It was the residence of Taksha, son of Bharata and nephew of Rāma-chandra, and perhaps took its name from him. It is the Taxila of Ptolemy and other classical writers. Arrian describes it as “a large and wealthy city, and the most populous between the Indus and Hydaspes.” It was three days’ journey east of the Indus, and General Cunningham has found its remains at Sāhh-dharī, one mile north-east of Kala-kīsarāī.