Taxila
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Taxila, historically known as Takshashila, is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Rawalpindi District of Punjab, Pakistan. Founded around c. 1000 BC, it is one of the oldest cities in South A
The Dharmarajika Stupa, a Mauryan-era Buddhist stupa near the city of Taxila (2010)
The name for the city of Taxila (Pāli Brahmi: 𑀢𑀔𑁆𑀔𑀲𑀺𑀮𑀸, Takhkhasilā), as it appears on the Heliodorus Pillar inscription, circa 100 BCE
Eastern border of the Achaemenid Empire
A view over the ruins of Sirkap.
Bhir Mound
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The Bhir Mound is an archaeological site in Taxila in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It contains some of the oldest ruins of Ancient Taxila, dated to sometime around the period 800–525 BC as its ear
The ruins of Bhir Mound, Taxila, Pakistan
Bhir Mound excavations in 1924-1925
Bhir Mound coin hoard sample, with Achaemenid, Greek and Indian coinage
Bhir Mound with trees