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Location

  • Pakistan, Dhibian
  • geo:33.746162,72.819328

Classification

  • museum

Taxila Museum

data access 19319

Museum with objects from the excavations in Taxila.

Nearby sites

  • Bhir Mound - Ancient Taxila
    Iron Age, Achaemenid, early Hellenistic and Mauryan archaeological site of Taxila, after its relocation from Hathial Mound. Excavated by J. Marshall (1913-1925), M. Wheeler (1944-5) and M. Sharif (1966-7).
    Pakistan, Shahpur
  • Hathial mound - Iron Age Taxila
    Iron age archaeological site of Gandhara kingdom capital, occupied until Achaemenid conquest. Later included inside the Indo-Greek Taxila. Excavaetd by John Marshall.
    Pakistan, Dhibian
  • Sirkap - Indo-Greek Taxila
    Hellenistic city, identified with the Indo-Greek Taxila, founed by Demetrius I. Probably rebuilt by Menander I. Later occupied by Indo-Scythians and Indo-Parthians. Abandoned during Kushan rule. Excavated by J. Marshall (1913-1925) & M. Wheeler (1944-5).
    Pakistan, Gangu Jumma
  • Kunala complex
    Buddhist monastery and stupa, inside Sirkap site of ancient Taxila. Visited by the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang.
    Pakistan, Gangu Jumma

Use and reuse

Creators: Entry created by Jona Lendering (2014-09-16) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/19319
Data downloads: KML, RDF
Suggested citation: Lendering, J. , Taxila Museum. https://vici.org/vici/19319, accessed 2026-11-14.