Taxila"Taxila (from Pāli Brahmi: 𑀢𑀔𑁆𑀔𑀲𑀺𑀮𑀸, Takhkhasilā, Sanskrit: तक्षशिला, IAST: Takṣaśilā, Urdu: تکششیلا‎ meaning ´City of Cut Stone´, or ´Takṣa Rock´ in Sanskrit) is a significant archaeological site in the modern city of the same name in Punjab, Pakistan. It lies about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, and 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, just off the famous Grand Trunk Road. Taxila was an important city of Ancient India, situated at the pivotal junction of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia, on the eastern shore of the Indus river. Its origins go back to c. 600 BCE. Some ruins at Taxila date to the time of the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BCE, followed successively by the Mauryan Empire, Indo-Greek, Indo-Scythian, and Kushan Empire periods." - (en.wikipedia.org 24.11.2021) Punjab