Taxila

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Sirkap
gptkb:Dharmarajika_Stupa
gptkb:Jaulian_Monastery
gptkb:Bhir_Mound
gptkb:Jandial_Temple
gptkb:Mohra_Muradu
gptkbp:areaCode 051
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:distanceFromIslamabad about 32 km
gptkbp:etymology derived from Sanskrit Takṣaśilā
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Sir_John_Marshall
1913–1934
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Indo-Greek_Kingdom
gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkb:Gandhara
gptkb:Kushan_Empire
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:university
archaeological significance
Buddhist sites
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Pali
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Gandhari
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Rawalpindi_District
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Punjab_province
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Mahabharata
gptkb:Ramayana
gptkb:Buddhist_scripture
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Taxila_Museum
gptkbp:notableAlumni gptkb:Jivaka
gptkb:Panini
gptkb:Chanakya
gptkb:Vishnu_Sharma
gptkb:Charaka
gptkbp:population over 100,000 (modern city)
gptkbp:postalCode 47080
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:significance center of learning
Buddhist monastic center
gptkbp:timezone PKT
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1980
yes
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Xuanzang
gptkb:Faxian
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harro_River
gptkb:Ancient_India
gptkb:Gandhara_art
gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkb:Gandhara_sculptures
gptkb:Punjab,_Pakistan
gptkb:Macedonian_Empire
gptkb:Kushan_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taxila

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