Taxaśilā (English spelling) Taxasila

Japanese: Taxaśilā(英語表記)Taxasila
Taxaśilā (English spelling) Taxasila

…An ancient city located about 40 km northwest of Islamabad, Pakistan, that flourished from the 6th century BC to the 6th century AD. Also known as Taxaśilā (Sanskrit). In ancient times it was called Bhadrasila, but by the time of Alexander the Great's expedition it was already called Takshasila or Taxila (town of the Takkan people), and was transcribed as Taxila in Greek and Latin. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Taxaśilā" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…パキスタンのイスラマーバードの北西約40kmにあり,前6世紀から後6世紀にわたって栄えた古代都市。別名タクシャシラーTaxaśilā(サンスクリット語)。古くはバドラシーラと呼ばれたが,アレクサンドロス大王遠征時代にはすでにタッカシーラないしタクシーラ(タッカ族の町)と言い,ギリシア語やラテン語でタクシラと写された。…

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