Baij Nath Puri
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LOCATION: Lucknow, India
Emeritus Professor of Ancient Indian History and Archaeology, University of Lucknow, India. Author of Cities of Ancient India and others.
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Taxila, ancient city of northwestern Pakistan, the ruins of which are about 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Rawalpindi. Its prosperity in ancient times resulted from its position at the junction of three great trade routes: one from eastern India, described by the Greek writer Megasthenes as the…
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