[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c21.83 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c21.83 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c21.83 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c21.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.83) Takkasilā, being the capital of Gandhāra, was probably also the seat of government. Bimbisāra's contemporary in Gandhāra was Pukkusāti.²¹ Mention is made in the Jātakas of a Takkasilā-rājā.²² According to the Kumbhakāra Jātaka (q.v.), Takkasilā was the capital of Naggaji. The Dīpavaṃsa²³ records that twelve kings, descendants of Dīpaṅkara, ruled in succession at Takkasilā. - [Previous: v1.c21.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.82) - [Next: v1.c21.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.84) - [Up: v1.c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.83) · Pramāṇa