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Taxila · Alexandria

Place

Taxila

Also known as

Mint of Taxila
Sirkap
Sirsukh
Takashila
Takhasila
Takkasilá

Image illustrating Taxila — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Taxilasee Wikimedia Commons

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birthplace ofCalanus398 BCE
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place of death ofHippostratus1st c. BCE
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place of death ofZoilus I2nd c. BCE

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