Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c21.87
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c21.87
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v1.c21.87
It is said in the Divyāvadāna²⁴ that Bindusāra's empire included Takkasilā. There was once a rebellion there and Asoka was sent to quell it. From the minor Rock Edict II. of Asoka it would appear that Takkasilā was the headquarters of a provincial government at Gandhāra, placed under a Kumāra or Viceroy. A rebellion broke out there again in the time of Asoka, who sent his son Kuṇāla to settle it.