Taxila

archaeological site of the ancient Indian subcontinent, at Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan

6 dated entries naming Taxila, drawn from 6 separate years between 326 BCE and 406 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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4th century BC

326 BCESpring – Alexander the Great crosses the Indus near Attock and enters ancient Taxila, whose ruler, Taxiles (or Ambhi), furnishes 130 war elephants and troops in return for aid against his rival Porus, who rules the lands between the Hydaspes (modern Jhelum River) and the Acesines (modern Chenab River).source

2nd century BC

180 BCEApollodotus I, a general with Demetrius I of Bactria, becomes king of the western and southern parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom, from Taxila in Punjab to the areas of Sindh and possibly Gujarat. He maintains his allegiance to Demetrius I.source
160 BCEApollodotus I, Indo-Greek king who, since 180 BC, has ruled the western and southern parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom, from Taxila in Punjab to the areas of Sindh and possibly Gujaratsource

1st century

18In India, the Indo-Parthians control Taxila.source
64The Kushan sack the ancient town of Taxila (in modern-day Pakistan).source

5th century

406Faxian, Chinese traveler, arrives in India. He visits the major seats of Buddhist learning (Udyana, Peshawar, and Taxila).source

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