Taxila

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Taxila, Pakistan: Dharmarajika stupa

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Also Known As	Takshashila

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Taxila, Pakistan: Dharmarajika stupa

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Pakistan

Gandhara

Gandhara

historical region, Pakistan

2010 flooding in Pakistan

Punjab

province, Pakistan

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Sir John Hubert Marshall

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