Taxila: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

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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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. 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. 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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