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- "Peshawar" is possibly derived from the [reconstructed] Sanskrit word "Purushapura" (Sanskrit: पुरूषपुर Puruṣapura, meaning "City of Men" or "City of Purusha")...
- went through the cities of the north-west, primarily Takshashila and Purushapura (present-day Taxila and Peshawar respectively, in ****stan). Takshashila...
- stretching from Surkh Kotal, Kapisa, the summer capital of the Kushans, Purushapura (modern Peshawar), the capital under Kanishka I, Taxila, and Mathura...
- Kashmira. Hecataeus of Miletus (549–468) refers to Kaspapyros (Kasyapura or Purushapura, i.e., modern day Peshawar) as a Gandharic city. According to Gandhara...
- modern Afghanistan and ****stan). Puskalavati, Takshasila (Taxila) and Purushapura (Peshawar) were cities in this Gandhara kingdom. Takshasila was founded...
- Thatta, now in ****stan) Pataliputra Pistapura Poona (modern day Pune) Purushapura (modern day Peshawer, now in ****stan ) Pushkalavati (modern day Charsadda...
- claims possession of the territory of the Kushans (Kūšān šahr) as far as "Purushapura" (Peshawar), suggesting he controlled Bactria and areas as far as the...
- cities of Taxila (Takṣaśilā) at Sirsukh and Purushapura (modern-day Peshawar) reached new heights. Purushapura along with Mathura became the capital of the...
- which was built by rulers of the Kushan empire, who ruled from nearby Purushapura (modern Peshawar). Taxila was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
- had two sons, Pushkala and Taksha, who founded Peshawar, then called Purushapura, and Takshashila, now called Taxila, respectively. Mandodari: The chief...