Taxila: References & Edit History
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Sir John Hubert Marshall, Taxila, 3 vol. (1951, reprinted 1975), provides the most exhaustive material for the history and archaeological excavations of Taxila, and his A Guide to Taxila, 4th ed. (1960), is detailed and well illustrated. Radha Kumud Mookerji, Ancient Indian Education, 4th ed. (1969), includes a comprehensive account of Taxila as a centre of learning. General studies of Taxila as an ancient city include B.N. Puri, Cities of Ancient India (1966); Ahmad Hasan Dani, The Historic City of Taxila (1986); and Saifurrahman Dar, Taxila and the Western World, rev. ed. (1998).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Taxila, Pakistan. | Oct 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences - Spatial Narratives of Taxila: A Thematic Study of Urbanisation in Ancient Past. | Nov 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Durham University - Oriental Museum - Taxila in Focus: 100 years since Marshall. | May 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of India - Facts about An Ancient City: Taxila. | Nov 03, 2023 | ||
| Map added. | Jun 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Taxila the ancient Center of Learning. | Jun 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient origins - The Spiritual Center of Taxila: One-time Jerusalem and Alexandria of the Buddhist World. | Feb 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Taxila. | Dec 29, 2022 | ||
| Spelling of Chandra Gupta changed to Chandragupta. | Apr 20, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Taxila, Punjab, India. | Mar 02, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Livius - Taxila, Pakistan. | Mar 02, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Taxila, Pakistan. | Mar 02, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Jun 01, 2006 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Jun 01, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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