Taxila facts for kids

Taxila is an ancient town in Punjab, Taxila Tehsil, Pakistan. At one time, it was also part of the Indo-Greek Kingdom.

It is famous today because of a museum of Buddhist antiques nearby. There are also some old ruins of the Gandhara Buddhist civilization there. Another famous place near this town is the Nicholson Memorial a monument in memory of a British officer John Nicholson.

Images for kids

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  The name for the city of Taxila (Pāli Brahmi: 𑀢𑀔𑁆𑀔𑀲𑀺𑀮𑀸, Takhkhasilā), as it appears on the Heliodorus Pillar inscription, circa 100 BCE.

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  Eastern border of the Achaemenid Empire

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  A view over the ruins of Sirkap.

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  The Dharmarajika Stupa

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  Panorama of the Jaulian monastery

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  A map of Alexander's campaign in ancient India.

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  A coin from 2nd century BCE Taxila.

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  The Indo-Greek king Antialcidas ruled in Taxila around 100 BCE, according to the Heliodorus pillar inscription.

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  Jaulian, a World Heritage Site at Taxila.

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  Jaulian silver Buddhist reliquary, with contents. British Museum.

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  Reliquary in the form of a crystal goose dating to the 1st Century AD in the British Museum.

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  Jain Temple at Sirkap

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  Stupa base at Sirkap, decorated with Hindu, Buddhist and Greek temple fronts.

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  Stupa in Taxila.

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  A Taxila coin, 200–100 BCE. British Museum.

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  Archaeological artifacts from the Indo-Greek strata at Taxila from John Marshall "Taxila Archeological excavations").

See also

In Spanish: Taxila para niños