University of ancient Taxila

Ancient university in Taxila University of ancient TaxilaRuins of Bhir Mound archaeological siteShown in PunjabShow map of Punjab, PakistanUniversity of ancient Taxila (Pakistan)Show map of Pakistan33°44′N 72°47′E / 33.74°N 72.78°E / 33.74; 72.78TypeCentre of learningLocationTaxila, Punjab, PakistanRegionSouth AsiaPart ofAncient higher-learning institutionsHistoryBuiltc. 5th century BCEAbandonedc. 5th century CESite notesConditionRuinsOwnerGovernmentPublic accessYes The ancient city of Taxila in northwestern Punjab, Pakistan has been noted by a number of scholars to have acted as a centre of education in the religious and secular topics, conventionally called university of ancient Taxila, both as a famed seat of Sanskrit and Vedic learning, and in the early centuries CE, as a prominent centre of Buddhist scholarship as well. Background Following the Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley, around c. 520 BCE, Taxila is suggested by some scholars to have become the capital of their Hindush satrapy (province); the earliest known archaeological remains date to this period. The king Taxiles of the city surrendered to Alexander in 326 BCE and preserved his town and posit