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  2. University of ancient Taxila - Wikipedia

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    The university of ancient Taxila (ISO: Takṣaśilā Viśvavidyālaya) was a center of the Gurukula system of Brahmanical education in Taxila, Gandhara, in present-day Punjab, Pakistan, near the bank of the Indus River. It was established as a centre of education in religious and secular topics.

  3. Takshashila University, Tamilnadu - Wikipedia

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    Takshashila University is a state private university established under the Tamil Nadu state private university act of 2019. [1] It is in Ongur, Tindivanam (Villupuram district), Tamil Nadu, India. The university is a unit of the Sri Manakula Vinayagar and Mailam Group of Institutions Group of Institutions and offers undergraduate, postgraduate ...

  4. Ancient institutions of learning in the Indian subcontinent

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    The University of ancient Taxila was a renowned Buddhist ancient institute of higher-learning located in the city of Taxila as well. According to scattered references that were only fixed a millennium later, it may have dated back to at least the fifth century BC. [1] Some scholars date Takshashila's existence back to the sixth century BC. [2]

  5. Taxila - Wikipedia

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    Taxila or Takshashila (Punjabi and Urdu: ٹيکسلا) [2] is a city in the Pothohar region of Punjab, Pakistan.Located in the Taxila Tehsil of Rawalpindi District, it lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area and is just south of the Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

  6. Takshashila University - Wikipedia

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  7. Ancient higher-learning institutions - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Taxila or Takshashila, in ancient Gandhara, present-day Pakistan, was an early Buddhist centre of learning. According to scattered references that were only fixed a millennium later, it may have dated back to at least the fifth century BCE. [20] Some scholars date Takshashila's existence back to the sixth century BCE. [21]

  8. History of education in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Education in the Indian subcontinent began with the teaching of traditional subjects, including Indian religions, mathematics, and logic.Early Hindu and Buddhist centers of learning, such as the ancient Takshashila (in modern-day Pakistan), Nalanda (in India), Mithila (in India and Nepal), Vikramshila, Telhara, and Shaunaka Mahashala in the Naimisharanya forest, served as key sites for education.

  9. Gandhara kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Takshasila was founded by Rama's brother Bharata. Bharata's descendants ruled this kingdom afterwards. During the epic's period, the kingdom was ruled by Shakuni's father Suvala, Shakuni and Shakuni's son. Arjuna defeated Shakuni's son during his post-war military campaign for Yudhishthira's Aswamedha Yajna.