Taxila
Taxila ranks 8,090th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aizuwakamatsu, Voronezh Oblast, and Wellington, Shropshire. The most famous people from Taxila are Chanakya, and Taxiles. The most famous people who died in Taxila are Apollodotus I. Taxila has been the birth place of many philosophers, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Taxila is located in Pakistan.
Taxila, historically known as Takshashila, is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Pothohar Plateau of Punjab, Pakistan. Founded around c. 1000 BC, it is one of the oldest cities in South Asia. Taxila is located within the Taxila Tehsil of Rawalpindi District in northern Punjab, and it lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area and is just south of the Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 400 BC and 375 BC, Taxila was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Chanakya, and Taxiles. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Taxila including Apollodotus I.
People Born in Taxila
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People Deceased in Taxila
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Taxila were philosophers (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history philosophers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Taxila, including Chanakya.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Taxila since 1700.
