Gandhara Kingdom
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title:
Gandhara Kingdom
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Gandhāra was an ancient Indian kingdom mentioned in the Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. Gandhara prince Shakuni was the root of all the conspiracies of Duryodhana against the Pandavas, which finally resulted in the Kurukshetra War. Shakuni's sister was the wife of the Kuru king Dhritarashtra and was known as Gandhari after the area of Gandhāra. Puskalavati, Takshasila (Taxila) and Purushapura (Peshawar) were cities in this Gandhara kingdom. Takshasila was founded by Rama's brother Bharata
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description:
Ancient Indian kingdom situated in present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhara_Kingdom
date created:
2006-03-09T06:23:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T22:17:08Z
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